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. There are many forms of child maltreatment, including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, and emotional abuse. Adults can experience a range of psychological, emotional and social problems related to childhood abuse. Child abuse is any action by another person – adult or child – that causes significant harm to a child. It can be physical, sexual or emotional, but can just as often be about a lack of love, care and attention. An abused child will often experience more than one type of abuse, as well as other difficulties in their lives. We discusse about the.... Introduction Definition Types Emotional abuse Physics abuse Sexual abuse Neglect Family violence Causes Signs and symptoms How to find child is abused Effect on child of child abuse Child rights Prevention Awareness of child abuse National policies What is good touch What is bad touch What are the role of family neighbour and teachers Teach children about their rights

1. By R/N Suraj & R/N Kingshuk

2. INTRODUCTION
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.

3. DEFINITION
Child abuse is not just physical
violence directed at a child. It is
any form of maltreatment by an
adult, which is violent or
threatening for the child. This
includes neglect.

4. TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE

5. EMOTIONAL ABUSE

6. EMOTIONAL ABUSE
Emotional abuse is a pattern of behavior
in which the culprit insults, humiliates, and
generally instills fear in an individual in
order to control them.

7. CAUSES OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE
1: Ignoreing the child
2. Making the child do some
thing with out his or her wish

8. 3: Making fun of the child
4: Blaming the child for anything
5:Humiliating the child

9. 6: Make him feel dumb
7: Comparing the child with his or her
friends or siblings

10. HOW TO FIND OUT THE CHILD IS
EMOTIONALLY ABUSED ?
1: Feels unhappy
2: Afraid of making new
friends and meeting new
people

11. 3: Unable to share anything
4: Poor academic performance

12. 5: Increase of fear and guilt
6: Try to harm himself or herself

13. 7:Unable to concentrate

14. NEGLECT

15. NEGLECT
Neglect is frequently defined as
the failure of a parent or other
person with responsibility for the
child to provide needed food,
clothing, shelter, medical care, or
supervision to.

16. CAUSES OF NEGLECT
1. Socioeconomic status.

17. 2.Number of children
3.Stress

18. 4.Psychological problem
5.Drug and alcohol misuse

19. 6.Strict behaviour

20. HOW TO FIND OUT THE
CHILD IS NEGLECTED ?
1.Unhappy
2.Aggressive

21. 3.Hungry
4.Weak

22. 5.Poor personal hygiene

23. PHYSICAL ABUSE

24. PHYSICAL ABUSE
Physical abuse is using physical
force that injures you or puts you
in danger.

25. CAUSES OF PHYSICAL ABUSE
Emotional or behavioral problems such
as difficulty controlling their anger
Family or relationship problems
Experienced abuse as a child
Health issues

26. HOW TO FIND OUT THE CHILD
IS PHYSICALLY ABUSED ?
1. Burn(most common)
2. Cigarette burns

27. 3. Immersion of hand in hot
liquids
4. Slapping
5. Beating with Stick or belt

28. FAMILY VIOLENCE

29. FAMILY VIOLENCE
 Family violence is considered to be any
form of abuse, mistreatment or neglect
that a child or adult experiences from a
family member.

30. Physical in the sense known as:
1. Strict parents
2.Controlling the child
3. Behaving them with a rudy way
4.Controlling them with all type of activity

31. HOW TO FIND OUT THE CHILD
IS A VICTIM OF FAMILY
VIOLENCE ?
1:Behavioural and emotional difficulties

32. 2:Learning difficulties
3:Long term mental development
problem

33. 4: Aggressive behaviour
5: Tiredness
6:Fear and depression

34. SEXUAL ABUSE

35. SEXUAL ABUSE
Sexual abuse or sex abuse, also referred
to as molestation, is abusive sexual
behavior by one person upon another. It is
often perpetrated using force or by taking
advantage of another.

36. 1:Withdrawn, unhappy
HOW TO IDENTIFY SEXUALLY
ABUSED CHILD ?
2:Self-harm and suicide

37. 3:Bedwetting,sleep problem and nightmares
4: Eating problem

38. 5:Mood swing
6:Separation from family/friends
7:Pain for no medical reason

41. NATIONAL POLICIES AND LEGISLATION
National Policies:
1. National policy for children, 1974
2. National policy on education, 1986
3. National policy on child labour, 1987
4. National nutrition policy, 1993
5. Trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation
ofwomen and children, 1998
6. National health policy, 2002
7. National charter for children, 2004
8. National plan of action for children, 2005

42. CHILD PROTECTIVE MEASURES
1. Child line: 1098 (a friendly 'didi' or a sympathetic 'bhaiya’)
2. Effective programmes that support parents and
teachpositive parenting skills.
3. Parent education to improve child-rearing skills, increase
knowledge of child development andencourage positive
child management strategies.
4. Multi component education to parents, pre-
schooleducation and child care.
5. Education to children
6. Psychiatric help to the abuser.
7. Reporting of sexual abuse and parental education.

43. PREVENTION

44. HOW YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR?
WHAT IS GOOD TOUCH?
Good touch is when you are feeling
comfortable ,protected and warmth bythe
touch.
For examples
1. Gentle hug
2. Pat on the back
3. A kiss in forehead
4. Handshake

45. WHAT IS BAD TOUCH?
When you are feeling uneasy and
discomfort by the touch, that is badtouch.
For example,
1. someone hitting, pinching and hurting you
2. someone putting their hands in yourprivate
parts
3. someone putting hands inside yourclothes

47. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FEELINGYOUR
BODY FEELS WHEN YOU’RE SCARED ?
Hands and knees shake
Fast heart beat
Sweat
Dry mouth
Stand stiff
Freeze
Holding breath
Hair stand up

48. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CONVERSATION
THAT YOU SHOULD AVOID?
Don’t tell your mum, I gave you chocolate
Don’t tell to your parents , I will punish
you then
If you share this they will make fun of you
If you share this you will bring shame on
yourself

49. WHAT TO SAY IF TOUCHED BY
ANYONE?
Say ‘NO’
I don’t like it
Stop doing that
I will tell to my parents/teacher
1. Use loud and firm voice
2. Feeling safe is more important than keeping secret
3. Evryone has the right to feel safe all the time
4. There is nothing so awful that you can’t talk about it
5. Any secret that gave you ‘OH-OH’ feeling, is not good

50. WHAT PARENTS OR TEACHERS CAN DO ?

51. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE ?
SCHOOL
• Schools have responsibility to report known or
suspected child abuse
•Some programme they can offer to prevent child
abuse are –
- Education in parenting skill
- Day care services
- Home health services
- Counseling and support

52. FAMILY AND NEIGHBOUR
•Family and neighbour can reach outto
those in need
•They can offer baby sitting
• In case of violence they can reach out to
police

54. AWARENESS
Awareness should be given to children by
their parents regarding personal safety and
self-defense which will go a long way in the
development of protective behaviors, to
voice their opinions and increasing their
confidence and molding them to be better
future citizens of the nation.

56. TEACH CHILDREN THEIR RIGHTS:
Teach children protective behaviours and
how to report abuse.
Let the children make posters and banners
with verses, statements and children's
rights written on them.
Let your children plant a tree as a
commitment to nurture every generationso
that the next generation may bestronger.