CHILDREN THE FUTURE FOR TOMORROW

What is Child Abuse? It’s when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to the child.

There are many forms of child maltreatment, including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation and emotional abuse.

The survey that we did shows the following common of child abuse.

1. Physical Abuse – is when an older person causes any accidents physically to a child.
2. Sexual Abuse – when anybody uses a child for sexual purposes or involves a child in sexual activities, for example when a child is being touched to their private parts without their concert.
3. Emotional Abuse – when a child is being abused mentally and socially, or causes a severe emotional harm, it is considered emotional abuse. While a single incident may be abused, most often emotional abuse a pattern of behaviour that causes damage over time.
4. Child Neglect – When a parent/guardian/caregiver does not give a child care, supervision, affection and support needed for a child health, safety and well being and it includes the following: (Physical neglect, inadequate supervision, emotional neglect, medical neglect and educational neglect)

What causes child abuse?

There is not any single fact that which causes child abuse, abuse usually occurs in families where there is a combination of risk factors. Abuse and neglect occur most often in families who are under pressure and lack support. Most abuse often than sexual abuse occurs in families to which some, or all, to mention few (Poverty, lack of education, serious, material problems, violence between family members and unemployment).

Prevention of child abuse

The goal it’s very clear – to stop this violence from happening in the first place. Safe stable, nurturing relationships and environments for all children and families can prevent abuse and help all children reach their full potential.

Resources on child abuse prevention, protecting children from risk of abuse, and strengthening families, protective factors, and public awareness, community activities, positive parenting, prevention programs and also access to the national child abuse prevention month.

Department of Social Development has introduced a program called UBUNTU and NON-VIOLENCE, it clearly states that no deserves to abused in any way but must be protected especially children because they don’t have a voice to assist themselves when such instances occur.

The following toll free number 1-800-422-4453 can be used if anyone wants to report child abuse and confidentiality is guaranteed at all times. Let’s prevent child abuse before it even begins as the children are the future for tomorrow.

 

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others” Nelson Mandela

Written By

MrMo