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Child abuse comes in many forms, physical, verbal and sexual harm. Most of the time it is considered an action that has happened to revoke a child of “happiness”, there are also other things that can cause harm such as neglect.
The signs of physical abuse include any signs of injury or change in a child’s body that cannot be explained. Signs of emotional abuse include, fearful behaviors, abdominal pain, bed wetting etc. and signs of verbal abuse include sudden shift in self confidence, abnormal fears and/or attempts to runaway.
Many children often hide the fact that they are victim of abuse due to wanting to protect the person who attacked them and at the same time, adults who are involved in abuse, may not realize he or she are abusing someone.
It is said that “one in four girls and one in eight boys are sexually abused before the age of 18, and that approximately one in 20 children are physically abused each year.”- Psychology Today
Adults say that “parents have been entrusted with the incredible privilege and responsibility of shaping their children’s behavior in a positive direction”(TIME) therefore, “It is vital that spanking be administered within proper guidelines.” (TIME) and that if you were to spank your child, they should always be aware that they are going to experience any offense and understand why it is administered to them.
Many parents argue that hitting their child can be considered an act of discipline. Through some debate, any form of physical correction is abuse, however, an even bigger debate has resurfaced determining whether spanking can or can not be an appropriate form of discipline.
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