Child Abuse

If you do not like children, you should not be in a relationship with someone who has children. —anonChild abuse is a type of mistreatment subjected to a child, including the neglect of the child's needs."Child maltreatment is the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age." World Health Organization website, r. Sep 5, 2020, linked in response to a query at google.com. It includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power.
Since caregiver are the primary facilitators of child growth and responsibility, most child abuse happens at the hand of caregiver such as a parent. Child maltreatment is a global problem with serious life-long consequences. In spite of recent national surveys in several low- and middle-income countries, data from many countries are still lacking. Child maltreatment is complex and difficult to study.
=== Consequences of maltreatment ===
Child maltreatment causes suffering to children and families and can have long-term consequences. Maltreatment causes stress that is associated with disruption in early brain development. Extreme stress can impair the development of the nervous and immune systems.“The cause of all the world’s problems, as far as I’m concerned, is child abuse." - Sinéad O'Connor, 1991.
== R ==
* Child; Abuse; Human trafficking; Human Abuse; Maltreatment; Disservice; Mistreatment
== Ref ==
Category:Harm
Category:Family
Category:Crime