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Understanding Physical Damage to Reporting Child Abuse

Understanding Physical Damage to Reporting Child Abuse

Child abuse reporting may seem to be a perplexing and problematic procedure. Often, people hesitate to report possible abuse because it may be difficult to be sure that abuse is really taking place. People may not want to get involved in another family’s business, so they do not take part in child abuse reporting. Individuals also fear wrongly accusing a parent or a guardian of inflicting abuse on their child.
However, it is essential that child abuse reporting take place in order to ensure the safety and well-being of a child. If there is any evidence that a child may be suffering from abuse, it should be reported. It is better to be cautious, as physical abuse can escalate and quickly turn fatal. 
Laws have been enacted that require individuals who suspect abuse to report it. Otherwise they may encounter civil liability or a criminal charge. Child abuse reporting may be carried out by contacting a local law enforcement agency or by calling the local child protective services agency.

Understanding Relationship Problems

Understanding Relationship Problems

All of these effects of child abuse usually carry over
into adulthood. An individual who has been abused as a child may continue to
find forming relationships and emotional bonds difficult years after the abuse
has ended. Each effect of child abuse is imprinted into the individual’s
psyche, and the effects of child abuse may be very difficult for an individual
to overcome.  

An individual who has suffered from abuse as a child may
have problems maintaining a healthy relationship. They may take part in constant
fighting or arguing. An individual who was subjected to child abuse may also
have trouble communicating their feelings. One common effect of child abuse is
that a child may become used to suppressing their feelings and emotions.

Often in cases of child abuse, the abuser forces the
child to remain quiet about what is happening to them by constantly threatening
the child, or something or someone that is important to the child. The child
will be unable to tell anyone about what they are experiencing or feeling. As a
result, a child who has suffered from abuse may become very secretive and may
fear exposing their feelings to another individual. This may be very
detrimental to a child’s relationship with his/her friends and family, as well
as any romantic relationships that they may develop in the future. An adult who
has suffered from child abuse may also find it difficult to be intimate with
another person.

What You Need to Know About Distrust

What You Need to Know About Distrust

A child who has been subjected to child abuse develops many insecure feelings, as well as low self-esteem. One of the common effects of child abuse is that a child who has been exposed to child abuse will begin to believe that they are worthless and useless. Emotional abuse, which is the foundation of every type of abuse, includes belittling and humiliating a child. These children may lose trust in themselves and their ability to protect themselves from emotional and physical harm.
A child may fear getting close to anyone because they may believe that if they are betrayed, they will fall apart. They do not trust themselves to be able to keep themselves together if they are hurt or disappointed. Another one of the effects of child abuse is that a child who has suffered abuse will find it difficult to reveal who they really are to another person. The individual that they are is the person who was hurt and betrayed. Displaying who they really are will make them vulnerable to be hurt again. A child who has suffered from child abuse will not trust another person not to hurt them.
Another one of the effects of child abuse is that a child who has suffered from abuse will have trouble trusting any adult because, in most cases, it was an adult who inflicted the abuse on them. If a child was physically or sexually abused by a man, then that child may never be able to establish a meaningful relationship with a man.
Also, a child who was abused may never again trust anyone to protect them because when they needed help no one was there to provide it. Therefore, the child has learned that they cannot rely on anyone.
A child who has suffered from neglect has learned to not trust their parents or guardians to provide them with basic necessities, such as food, clothing or medical care. Oftentimes, if a child has survived neglect, they have learned to care for themselves. Children who have been subjected to neglect will have severe trust issues that may prevent them from being able to form relationships or emotional bonds with another person.