Abused Children
Children who suffer from physical, sexual, emotional maltreatment or neglect are abused children. Child abuse frequently occurs at home, while less commonly in the child’s school or community. It is classified into four categories: physical, emotional and sexual abuse, and neglect.
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Dmreyes777A WARNING If you did abuse your child, stay away, hire a good criminal defense attorney, and get psychological help. Your child...
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This information was taken directly from the public area of the FBI web site. Ihope it helps in answering the...
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First off it is not your car. The car belongs to the entity that loaned you the money to purchase it. As to any charges, charges...
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You should contact Child Protective Services. 1-800-4-A-CHILD® (1-800-422-4453) They will probably send a social worker who...
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Here is some advice and input: The best way to help a sociopath: If you are married to one give him/her an ultimatum of either...
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The "attempted" suicide does not indicate remorse at all. It is simply intended as emotional blackmail - to lure you back into...
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Child abuse comes in many forms, including sexual, physical, emotional, mental, and neglect. Anytime a child is subjected to...
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To sexually abuse a child means that an adult uses a child for sexual stimulation. It involves presuring a child to take part in...
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Child abuse should be stopped because children have no control over their own lives and their little voices are often never...
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I do by telling myself that people like that do not like themselves at all, and then I think about how much I like myself and...
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Many celebrities have been sexually abused. A partial list... Oprah Winfrey Monique Terri Hatcher Tyler Perry Queen Latifah ...
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If you have a criminal record of any sort (this includes drugs or abandoning your child or having your child in an environment...
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I dont really know but this is what should happenIf your mother hates you....-you watch TV and see the deppersion commericals and...
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To take the most graphic- torture, sexual assault ( which is torture of the mind) applied to a child... employing children to...
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It is very difficult to confront these issues when the person responsible is not ready to do or cannot do so or plain shys away...
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What kind of rights do you mean? Sometimes parental rights are severed but the child may fare poorly in the adoption process and...
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It depends on how old you are and what they are doing. You say they "will not accept" your sexuality, and "won't let you be...
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YES if it is taken too far ie the child is crying rather than laughing.
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Amazingly, some boys rise above it and grow up NOT repeating the neglect and abuse, and can maintain solid relationships....
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ARE YOUR PARENTS "'mean" or abusive physically, mentally or sexually. "MEAN" can be a tricky word. Do you mean limited T.V.,...
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Child welfare, or child protective services, can take your child away for many reasons relating to who you may be dating...
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"Believe them understand them to find their hearts.""Abused children are going to be traumatized by adults for the rest of there...
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It depends what you call abuse. If you are beaten or sexually abused please see your Mental Health and they will lead you on to...
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Criminal charges can be filed twenty years after the person reaches the age of majority, which in CA. is eighteen. Civil action,...
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I live in Canada, but this should work for you too. Go to "Children's Welfare". You can phone the operator and get the number, or...
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Yes it is if you are a minor, but seldom is this law ever brought into action because of the possible aspects of why the minor is...
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the verbal abuse is a very serious matter for instance if a young child acidentilly spills a glass of milk a parent or both...
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It all depends on the state the 16 year old lives in, there are many states where he wouldn't need his parents consent. Check the...
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A little Tidbit.... Listen and read all these answers...they are all right. And most of all don't be ashamed of what happened to...
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Being verbally and physically abused is nothing new to me. It's been going on since I was 7, and I'm 14 now and it's still going...
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Contact your local agency that protects children. Some states call it CPS: Child Protective Serves or Department of Children and...
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Answeryou have a couple of courses of action, first, you could apply for emancipation and prove you had the means to support...
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AnswerIt's only been in the past few years that the battered male syndrome has gotten serious attention. The latest percentage of...
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First you have to define the type of abuse and if it can at this point in time be substanitated by medical evidence or other...
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It's difficult to do that. I have the same issue, but I can't move out, I don't have money to do it and I'm still in high school,...
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Yes it is. As long as you use only an open hand and do not leave any marks then it is ok. that's how it is everywhere...i don't...
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Very common. Abuse is a patterned behavior, and a person's age is not enough to break the pattern. At 18, you are legally able...
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Act on your wisdom and go with your feelings of judgement, but remembering 'you' are responsible for serving the needs and rights...
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Answerpress domestic violence charges and when it goes to cort tell the judge you want to be emancipated... you cant press...
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Nothing. It is not your place to intervene. Be a good friend and let her cry on your shoulder. Advise her and stay out of it. Let...
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Often it's a way for someone who feels helpless or powerless in other aspects of his or her life to gain back a sense of control...
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There are four main types of child abuse. They are physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Physical is where...
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Catherine Roerva Christen Pelzer was Dave Pelzer's mother, who passed away in 1992. Catherine was an alcoholic who had been...
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Begin documenting every suspected incident with the date, place, and details, such as physical signs (multiple bruises, burns,...
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Any minor who is granted an emancipation decree is considered a legal adult for most purposes and can therefore live where they...
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if there a pedo don't let them babysit your children report them to the police and cut off any contact with them and make sure...
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talk to someone you can trust, like a teacher or another adult family member
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Talk to your school counselor, your preacher, your grandparents, if talking to your parent is not working. Try telling them how...
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Sorry to say this but your hands are tied until you bring her to court and have the children evaluated which could they quite...
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You should look into the blue pages of the phone book under Health and Social Services and report the incident and advise them...
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You tell somebody, I'd tell my guidance counselor or a trusted family member.
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Most definitely neighbors should intervene when they know there is child abuse and if they do not then they are enablers and as...
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NO ONE, including parents, has a right to abuse, neglect or mistreat a child EVER! Contact the Michigan Child Protective...
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She COULD contact the local prosecutor, but CPS will take care of that. Coordinate your efforts with CPS. They'll have good...
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If a minor is truly in an abusive situation they should contact the local police for assistance or the National Child Abuse...
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go to a psychiatrist! a few sessions will make a huge difference, they did on me! He should talk to his mother and tell...
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The child should go to a trusted person--a family member, a friend, a teacher or counselor--and let them know what is going on,...
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Child welfare means (the well being of a child) The question is too broad. Has the child been beaten up? neglected? verbally...
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I have worked with children and young adults who have been molested, mostly counseling them, getting them professional help and...
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Yes he's probably hitting the child on the foot to no show obvious abuse. I would photo and report. If bruises are consistant...
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It depends on the damage. The adult child could sue for pain and suffering, but since the parent is non-custodial, it isn't as...
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in some ways yes. if it is obvious that the person who has not told could have easily told or if there were reasons why they...
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yes, feb 14 1809 the night he came up with the idea of leading an army, he got raped Lol
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This would depend on the situation, but if you feel you are being abused at home the best thing to do would be to inform someone...
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Anger. Often it's a response to feelings of rejection, equating the abuse with a sense of being emotionally rejected by the...
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If I were in that position, I would tell them to report it immediately! I would tell them, if they don't, I will. That person's...
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He needs to call the police or talk to someone at school who can call social services and get him out of that house. It is a...
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AnswerYou will probably never get most people to understand because society at large is in a state of denial about the extent of...
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Usually talking to a school counselor or psychologist or someone who doesn't know the mother would seem like the best route....
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She can possibly end up being a scandolous teen, or she could turn into a teen girl whose scared of all men. Either way is bad....
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AnswerI'll tell you one thing don't run away that can make things worse and dangerous. Abusive homes are the worst and i wouldn't...
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You should go talk to your school counselor and see if she knows someone but talk to her in confidence and ask her for somewhere...
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To be sure what is going on put a recording device in the room, either a nanny cam or even a cheap cassette recorder that records...
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A school guidance counselor, minister or social worker will not only answer that question, they can give you the support you need...
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yes it is. You can't blame the child since he was abused from such an early age it is only natural for the child to shun...
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There is no statute of limitations on abuse. It gets harder to prove the longer you wait. If it is physical abuse, it may be "his...
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Unfortunately, there isn't an easy way. You just have to say that you need to talk about something and "is there a place to go...
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Yes the belt hurts very much and the buckle is abuse. I do not recommend any beltings at all.
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Depends on how severe it is and where you live but the really bad cases is life in prison.
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In south Fl a family made a child wash her mouth out with soap, she had a reaction and had to be taken to the hostpital, when the...
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Child abuse is decreasing by 1.25 million, or in other words, 1 in every 58 children.
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More than likely not because he doesn't want them to feel the hurt he felt as a child. Usually they want to love and be loved by...
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The abuser would constantly tell you how worthless you are and try to control everything that you do. They play guilt games, or...
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AnswerIf you're in school, I'd suggest talking to a counselor or a teacher you trust. They can offer you a safe environment and...
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His behavior is professionally unethical and he should be reported to both the police and the directors of the hospital/clinic...
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It use to be young teens that wanted to be just like their favorite actor, dancer, sports figure, but years ago this started...
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The judge wont let you move out unless you want to, but he will go to jail cuz i learned that if your mom is living there also...
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Suggested alternate question: Would it bother your child when one day she realizes that you stayed with your narcissistic spouse...
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Yes, call social services and they will make sure you stay safe and taken care of.
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Answerchild abuse is: beating, whipping, paddling, punching, slapping, or hitting, pushing, shoving, shaking, kicking, throwing...
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Child protective services or whatever is similar in your state should have a phone number in the book. They're always willing to...
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A 13-year-old should have the intelligence to decide as to whether they are being abused or not. As to whether they take...
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You will never get a correct percentage on this because many abuses are never reported to the police. Most of the percentages...
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GET HELP! Talk to an adult you trust - a teacher, pastor, counselor at school, relative, call Child Abuse USA at 1-800-4-A-CHILD...
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WOW - that's a difficult question without knowing the full spectrum of the situation. What do you mean by danger? Physical...
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AnswerIf the child is that young, then he or she needs to be taken care of, not fenced off. If you need a break, get a relative...
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I've read their bio, where they admit they are sisters. They came to the US from Colombia a little more than 2 years ago. Melanie...
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They got new identities and one is living ordinary life while Venables most likely never will since he's mental state is worse....
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Yes. I doubt that any judge of Family Court would buy the "only once" defense. All of the judges, social workers, etc. I have...
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