2. What is child abuse?
• it is mistreatment of a child by a parent or
guardian including neglect, beating, and sexual
molestation.
3. Signs of child abuse
• Children are nervous around adults or afraid to be
around certain adults
• Reluctant to go home
• Very passive or withdrawn or aggressive and disruptive
• Tired a lot or they may complain of nightmares or not
sleeping well
• Fearful and anxious
4. What is Shaking baby syndrome?
• Shaken baby syndrome is a term used to describe the
constellation of signs and symptoms resulting from violent
shaking or shaking and impacting of the head of an infant or
small child. The degree of brain damage depends on the amount
and duration of the shaking and the forces involved in impact of
the head. Signs and symptoms range on a spectrum of
neurological alterations from minor (irritability, lethargy, tremors,
vomiting) to major (seizures, coma, stupor, death). These
neurological changes are due to destruction of brain cells
secondary to trauma, lack of oxygen to the brain cells, and
swelling of the brain. Extensive retinal hemorrhages in one or
both eyes are found in the vast majority of these cases.
5. Man charged with fatally shaking girlfriend's 1-year-old
daughter
By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun | June 15, 2012
A 22-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in
the death of his girlfriend's 14-month-old daughter, city officials said
Friday. Police found the child, identified as Desmare Braxton, shortly
after 10 a.m. Wednesday in a home in the 800 block of N. Stricker St.
in Harlem Park. Her mother's boyfriend, Sharmell Thomas, had called
911 to report the child had a seizure and was unresponsive, said Det.
Nicole Monroe, a police spokeswoman. There were visible bruises on
the child's body, and she was taken to University of Maryland Medical
Center, where she later died, police said.Ads by Google
6. Percentages of children from different races that
have been abused
• 48 % of children that are abused are boys
• 52% of abused children are girls
• 45% of abused children are white race
• 22% of abused children are African American
• 22% of abused children are Hispanic
7. Mother stood by while boyfriend beat
toddler to death!...........
While the mother stood by and watched her boyfriend beat her baby to
death with a video game cord, she did nothing, yet cried at police station
asking for updates on her baby??? Are you kidding me????? Sounds like she
put on a good show, probably more concerned about thwarting jail time
than her baby.
The mother admitted that the boyfriend had been beating the toddler for
months. BOTH of them need to be charged with murder. This is outrageous.
Can anybody imagine the suffering and pain this little baby went though
before her body finally gave up?
During questioning at the police station, Johnson admitted to beating the
girl but did not say why, Ward said. The toddler was beaten with a video
game controller and cord, according to charging documents.
8. Continued…………
Just before 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the mother and boyfriend had called 911 to
report the injured toddler, Ward said. After the beating, Johnson put the
toddler in a bathtub to revive her but she remained unresponsive, according
to court records.
Johnson then brought the wet, limp and unresponsive child to Baez and the
two began CPR, court records say.
Afterward, the mother told police Johnson was beating her daughter and the
child was screaming and then stopped, according to charging documents.
Baez was charged because she was home when Johnson allegedly beat the
toddler but did not intervene or try to get help, Ward said Afterward, the
mother told police Johnson was beating her daughter and the child was
screaming and then stopped, according to charging documents.
Baez was charged because she was home when Johnson allegedly beat the
toddler but did not intervene or try to get help, Ward said
9. What is neglect? Is it really what people think it is
or is it worse then they think!
It is when you pay no attention to a child when it comes to
them needing attention or doctor care or having to show
them love and affection.
10. True story of neglect
a little boy, age 4, has his hands amputated after
they were tied tightly behind his back as
punishment for using his father’s paint. His father,
an alcoholic, fell asleep and forgot to untie his
son. When they finally return from the hospital,
the son asks his father if he is really good, can he
have his hands back. Later that day, the father
kills himself.
11. What is sexual abuse?
• Unwanted sexual activity forced on a
person by another through coercion or
threats.
12. Have you seen my kitten?
Brothers, aged 6 and 3, were playing outside when they agreed to help their
neighbor search his apartment for the kitten.
Tom was a friend to all of the children in the apartment complex. He was
also a registered sex offender, but no one knew. Sammy and Tommy were
lured to his apartment with the kitten story, sexually assaulted and tied up.
An intense search for the boys by law enforcement and neighbors saved
their lives.
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14. What is emotional abuse?
• Emotional abuse is any kind of abuse
that is emotional rather than physical in
nature. It can include anything from
verbal abuse and constant criticism to
more subtle tactics, such as intimidation,
manipulation, and refusal to ever be
pleased.
15. 3 year old saw her father kill her mother...
Three year old Julia was referred to For The Child after her mother was shot to
death by her father, who then turned the gun on himself. She was found asleep
on the bed, in between the bodies of her parents.
This fatal incident was the last event in a chronic pattern of domestic violence,
substance abuse, and chaotic living.
The aunt and uncle who adopted Julia wanted her to just forget what she had
gone through, but her nightmares and behavior showed that her memories were
sad and frightening. Working with a specially trained For The Child therapist,
Julia used toys - a doll house, family figures, and police cars-to communicate
through play her memories, fears and worries.
Her aunt and uncle knew she was recovering from the trauma when she began
normal play with other children and stopped playing scenes of fighting, death,
and loss.
