Essay About Child Neglect

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Introduction Child abuse occurs in several different ways. Physical, Sexual, Emotional, and Neglect are the biggest types of child abuse. Physical abuse is the most common form that is reported due to everyone being able to see the abuse happening. Sexual and Emotional abuse are the hardest to discover. They don’t leave physical marks on the child’s body. They leave scars on the inside that last forever. A child can heal and come back from physical abuse but the emotional abuse lasts a lifetime. According to childhelp.org, “child abuse is when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child” (Childhelp, 2015.) So a few questions to address when talking …show more content…

There are different types of neglect, which are: physical, emotional, medical, and educational. Physical neglect includes not providing your children with clean clothing, food, and water. It also includes not providing your child with a safe and healthy home. Some examples include: deserting a child, repeatedly leaving a child with someone else, not providing adequate food, water, clothing, and shelter, not providing enough supervision, and exposing them to unsanitary situations. Emotional neglect occurs when a caregiver isn’t giving the child adequate affection and attention. Some examples of this are: exposure to extreme domestic violence, isolating the child from friends and family, and not providing a child’s need of affection, attention, and emotional support. Medical neglect occurs when caregivers do not provide proper treatment for injuries and illnesses. Educational neglect occurs when a caregiver allows a child to miss school too much, keeping them out of special education services, or just not enrolling them in school at all. Some of the signs to tell the caregiver is neglectful are: indifference towards care of their children, depression, substance abuse, denial, or if they rely on their child for their own care. A few signs to tell if the child is being neglected are: low body weight, tiredness, hygiene problems, untreated medically, truancy, clothing that doesn’t fit, and are often hungry (Childhelp,

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