Other children may isolate themselves, feel depressed or have suicidal tendency. The consequences of child psychological abuse are therefore very serious and should not be overlooked. People who abuse children may sense that their behoviour is questionable. However, they generally cannot control their abusive behaviour and some of them are even reluctant to overcome such behaviour. All families have problems, but there should be solutions to these problems.
Child abuse is a signal for the existence of family problems.
Victims of abuse, as well as the abusers, are equally in need of professional treatment and counselling. People should seek help as early possible. The problem of child abuse not only affects individual families but all of us. Child abuse can affect the development of a child and his or her ability to contribute to society as a law-abiding citizen. The first step is 10 enhance our awareness about the scope and extent of the problem so that we con give it serious attention.