NSTP2 - Child Abuse
NSTP2 - Child Abuse
NSTP2 - Child Abuse
CHILD ABUSE
• Child Abuse – this refers to the maltreatment of a child, whether habitual or not,
which includes any of the following:
• Psychological and physical abuse, sexual abuse, cruelty, neglect, and
emotional maltreatment;
• An act which could either be by words or deeds which debases, degrades
or demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a person;
• Deprivation of a child’s basic needs unreasonably for survival such as
food, clothes and shelter; and
• No medical treatment is given to an injured child which results in a serious
impairment of his growth and development or in his permanent incapacity
or death.
CHILD ABUSE
• Sexual Abuse – It is any sexual act between an adult and a minor or between
two minors when one exerts power on the other.
• It is any employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, coercion
of a child to engage in, or assist another person engage in sexual
intercourse or lascivious conduct, or the molestation, prostitution, or incest
with children.
CHILD ABUSE
Characteristics of Abusive Parents
• The most significant factor that can reduce the negative impact of sexual
abuse is the support and belief by parents and significant other adults.
• Stay calm. You should not show to your child that you are shocked with
what she discloses to you and don’t get hysterical.
CHILD ABUSE
• Let the child know that she/he is not to be blamed for what happened.
Do not blame the child. Let her understand that it is not her fault.
There is a strong impact on girl victims than on boys. The latter are
more apt to act out their anger about the abuse while the former are prone
to keep their anger inside and direct it to themselves.
CHILD ABUSE
• The child who is sexually abused by the person whom she trusts and has
a type of parental type of relationship with the perpetrator has a more
serious effect on the victim than a child who is a victim of a non-friendly
member.
CHILD ABUSE
Sexualized Behaviors
The children who are sexually abused at an early age are prematurely
introduced to sexual acts. They experience sexual stimulation and pleasure,
hence, they are unable to understand and cope because of their young age.
They also tend to increase their interest in sexual matters. Their sexual behaviors
are a learned response to their experience from the perpetrator and sexual
abuse acts.
CHILD ABUSE
The victims of sexual abuse appear to have more problem behaviors in
the area of sexuality. These include: