Child abuse refers to harm caused to a child by a parent or caregiver through action or lack of action. Common causes of child abuse include a parent's own history of childhood abuse, unrealistic expectations of parenting responsibilities, lack of social support and isolation, stress from financial problems and mental illness, and substance abuse issues. While the reasons for abuse may vary, child abuse can never be justified and efforts must be made to prevent it and support protective measures for children.

1. Stop Child Abuse

2. Child abuse refers to a situation where a parent or a caregiver causes injury,
death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child through action or
because of failure to act to protect the child.

3. Common Causes of Child Abuse:

5. ● Parent’s Own Experience During Childhood
Child abuse does not just happen; it is a result of a negative experience of a
parent’s or an adult’s own suffering from abuse or ill-treatment during
their childhood.

7. ● Wrong Expectations
Immature adults or teenage parents who fail to see what a big responsibility parenthood is, may
be surprised.. at the amount of care and attention that infants and children
need.

9. ● Lack of Support and Social Isolation
The fact that parenting is stressful, parents require some sort of support from
family and friends. If no one helps them in time of financial difficulties or
physical illness, it can place a lot of pressure on them.

11. ● Stress
Conditions like unemployment, financial pressure, poverty, poor housing,
stressful jobs, children with challenging behaviour and mental illness can
increase a parent’s stress levels, which can then lead to abusive behaviour.

13. ● Drug and Alcohol Problems
When parents have uncontrolled vices, they cannot fully take care and protect
their children as they become less sensitive to their needs. This can result
in failure to do their responsibility as parents.

14. Whatever reason there is, child abuse is never justified, and it must be
stopped. That is why the government is really stiff in giving sanctions to those
parents who are found to be abusive to their children. There are also several
law firms that can take care of this issue. In Richmond BC, you can consult
Cohen Buchan Edwards LLP on any matter concerning Richmond family law.
www.cbelaw.com