In the child protection investigation, we need to be aware of the siblings. From a number of studies we have got the knowledge of the impact on siblings that witnessing violence or abuse have. It could be tremendously harmful for a child to be the silent witness of abuse. When children are sexually or physically abused the conflicts of interests are strong. It is a fact that these children even if they are abused often are dependent of and attached to their parents.
Abuse often is an action on a regular base.
It becomes part of normal life. The child gets confused of what is normal and not. We have to be aware of that the offender, within and outside the family, could have a ''loving'' approach. We have to be aware of that the offender's personality in many ways are that abuse are the only way out. For better understanding, it is important to point out that sexual or physical abuse are often the acts of an adult with strong inner conflicts - with a high level of frustration.