Recognizing child abuse
On May - 8 - 2010
Signs of physical abuse include visible marks of maltreatment, such as cuts, bruises, welts, or well-defined burns, and reluctance to go home. Also, the agency notes, “If you ask a child about how he or she got hurt and the child talks vaguely or evasively about falling off a fence or spilling a hot dish, think hard before you accept the child’s story at face value.”
People should also be alert to signs of sexual abuse such as inappropriate interest in or knowledge of sexual acts, seductive behavior, a reluctance or refusal to undress in front of others and fear of a particular person or family member.
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http://blog.oregonlive.com/themombeat/2010/05/recognizing_child_abuse_and_kn.html
---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
Educate Yourself -- Learn the Facts
It May Just Save a Child's Life!!
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