Whatis Child Abuse?
Types of Child Abuse
Child Abuse Sites on Web

Child abuse is one of the worst crimes ever done. It is taking a helpless child and inflicting some kind of pain on them. The pain can be from either sexual, physical,psychological, emotional and from childneglect (not ensuring that a child has the basic needs met - food, clothing,housing etc.

There are many forms of Child Abuse. Each one is as devastating as the others, but should a childhave to go through more than one abuse, they will develop many problems. Some may not be apparent for years as the child has learned how to cope by the many forms of self preservation. Some of the most known child abusesare:
1) Child Sexual Abuse
2) Child Physical Abuse
3) Child Neglect to their basic needs
4) Psychological Abuse
5) Emotional Abuse


Each one of these abuses has it's own branches.

Child Sexual Abuse has the highest rate of victims for all the Child Abuse Types at the present time.There is a definite link between Child Sexual Abuse and Child Pornography.This type of abuse isn't just limited to the outside world. It is now a growing business on the net as well. The Dragon Slayers (a group I am proud to be associated with) are helping to stop this type of harrassement on children. There is now a big push to stop the sending of pornographic materialto children. Since more and more children have access to the web, many Pornographic sites are sending unsolicited pornographic material to children. In some states this is against the law. Should you find out that your children have received unsolicited pornographic material, you can contact your local police department and find out what the laws are against this. If your state or province does not have any laws on this...then it is time to push them into taking action. Too many children are suffering from this type of abuse. "said by Ms.Walker"

Child pornography is most certainly a form of child sexual abuse and maltreatment. With this type of activity steadily on the rise it seems there is moreof a demand for it then most of us are aware of, especially via the Internet.I do not have a great deal of knowledge on the subject so basically thispage is going to be filled with links to other sites that discuss the subjectand are qualified to deal with these issues. The following are some linksthat may shed some light on the subject and answer questions that I couldnot answer. As well as these links...there are more links to agencies, organizations and sites that offer a wealth of information on each of the types of abuses that are listed. They can be found in the organizationsand listings of sites.

National Child Pornography Tipline 1-800-843-5678

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Physical abuse is another of the worst forms of child abuse. Many of the children do not survive this type of abuse and are actually murdered by the people who are suppose to love, care and protect them. As I have been trying to do research on this topicI have come across many sites totally devoted to Child Abuse and some thathave very large sites that are totally devoted to the murdered victimsof Child Abuse. It may be very hard for most of us to understand how anyone could kill a child...let alone your own child, but it's happening and happeningat a large rate. Amen!

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Child Neglect is another form of child abuse. This type of abuse has also resulted in many deaths. Parents who kill children by denying them their basic needs such as food,shelter, clothing. You can well image how little love there is when eventhe basic needs of the child are not being met. These parents actually kill their children by not feeding them. A helpless child who cannot fend for themselves simply die due to the neglect of the people who are supposeto love, care and protect them. What is this world coming to when so many children are dying at the hands of their own parents! This has to stop...weall must join together to protect the little innocent children. We cannot allow Child Abuse to continue any longer. It must end and must end now.You can help by promoting these causes on your site. It's so easy to do and yet will mean so much to the children who are suffering. I've spent many hours crying as I view the horror stories of what some people have lived through. And for what? Why is this happening to children? What is wrong with our society that killing children is on the rise? Have these parents gone mad? Most of the time it is because the parents were abused as children and never sought help or healing and therefore continue the cycle.("that's not a good excuse either to keep on abusing") And ABUSE is a cycle and has to be stopped. There are so many children who live in fear and if you spent 8 hours on the web going from link to link you'd see how much pain this has caused to so many. Some are lucky...they survive and they heal and thus break the cycle('It can , and will be done'). Some are not so lucky andthe cycle continues to be a part of each new generation born.

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Psychological Abuse is another form of abuse. This type of abuse is a lot less noticeable. The problem is that it never just stays at the Psychological stage...it also usually one or more of the other types of abuse going on as well. Can you imagine growing up hearing nothing but bad things about you?

Picture this:
Two children...who live across the street from each other. One lives ina functional home and the other an abusive and dysfuctional home.

From the Abusive and Dysfunctional home:

The child comes home from school and says "Guess what, mom and dad?I got a B in school today! The parents say, "Why couldn't you havedone better. Are you an idiot? The same child comes running in one day and proudly states "Mom, Dad, I mowed the lawn for you". The parents say, "Did you forget to put the garbage out, stupid?"The same child gleefully annouces to his mother, "Mom I did all the dishes and cleaned the kitchen to surprise you!" The mother looks angrily at the child and says "Yea, and I bet you probably broke something and I know that you didn't clean your room, you are such a rotten child!"

From the Functional and Non Abusive Home Across the Street

The child comes home from school and says "Guess what, mom and dad?I got a B in school today! The parents say, "Wow, fantastic son, we know that you did your best and we are very proud of you". Here's a big hug as a reward.

The same child comes running in one day and proudly states "Mom, Dad,I mowed the lawn for you". The parents say, "Thanks, what a very thoughful child you are. I'm so glad that you mowed the lawn because it was getting long. We're so proud of you."

The same child gleefully annouces to his mother, "Mom I did all the dishes and cleaned the kitchen to surprise you!" The mother looks lovingly at her child and states "How thoughtful and considerate you are. I really appreciate you doing all that and you did a fantastic job.You are so wonderful and we're very proud of you."

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This and Psychological Abuse are very closely related. This type of abuse takes a toll on children'sself esteem. If the people who are suppose to love and care for them are putting them down constantly or even occassionally then the child will grow up and think that they are not worth loving. This will affect their being adults as well and they will seek self destructive relationships.So many children live with this type of abuse on a daily basis that it would be impossible to calculate the number of children who are going throughthis. I'm sure that there are no statistics available on this type of abuseas it usually goes with one of the other types of abuse. Emotional abuse usually goes with the other forms of abuse - sexual, physical or neglect.

Child Abuse Sites on Web

ECPATinternational

The Child ProtectionSociety

US CustomsChild Pornography Enforcement Program

ITAA State Lawson Obscenity, Child Pornography and Harassment

Nick the Llama fightagainst child pornography

MintGreen Ribbon for the Awareness of Abuse

Day of the Child

TeddyBear. Please read !!

ItShouldn't Hurt to be a Child

http://www.enconnect.net/littlebit/

April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month Please ' take' the Heartand put it on your page to show your support!


National Committee to PreventChild Abuse

Children AreWorth Saving Community OutReach Program: Creating abuse awareness,education,recognition, prevention & intervention because children's health and well being are our # 1 priority!


http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/3996/


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To promote awareness of abuse and establish a memorial in honor ofabused people, their families, friends and the caring communities.

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There are many forms ofAbuse. One of the best sites that I have seen, is "RiseAbove The Pain". It is dedicated to all surviviors of sexual abusewith links to many places to turn to for help and to other sites by othersurvivors of abuse of all kinds.

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