CHILD RIGHTS AND CHILD ABUSE

1. Department of Social Welfare and Development CHILD RIGHTS AND CHILD ABUSE Presented by DC NORA D. DELA PAZ

2. CHILD RIGHTS • LEGAL BASIS • UN – CRC • PD 603

3. TEN BASIC RIGHTS OF THE CHILDREN • Right to be born ,to have a name and nationality • Right to a family • Right to health • Right to education • Right to rest, leisure, cultural and artistic activities • Right to be protected from abuse, exploitation and discrimination • Right to express his/her views and opinions • Right to have access to appropriate information • Right to special care and assistance • Right to protection and privacy

4. FOUR BROAD CATEGORIES • Survival • Development • Protection • Participation

5. SAMPUNG MGA KARAPATAN(tune: Sampung mga Daliri) Sampung mga karapatan ang dapat taglayin Pagmamahal, Edukasyon, Unang Ililigtas Natatanging Kalinga, Lahi’t Kalusugan Paglalaro, Kapatiran Maging Makabuluhan

6. CHILD ABUSE • TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE • Physical Abuse / Maltreatment • Physical injuries like bruises, wounds, broken bones, etc. • Child Trafficking • Treating the child as a commodity that could be traded or exchanged for cash or for any other reason • Child Neglect • Basic needs not given – food, clothing, medical attention, proper education • Giving duties which do not suit their age or physical capability • Emotional / Psychological • Cursing • Threatening to kill • Calling names

7. CHILD ABUSE • TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE • Sexual Abuse • Child used as sexual object • Rape, incest, acts of lasciviousness • Sexual Exploitation • Child is catered, coerced or encouraged to indulge in sexual intercourse or acts of lasciviousness • Child Prostitution, pedophilia, pornography • Child Labor • Employing / permitting children below 15 years of age to work where they are not directly under the responsibility of their parents or guardians

8. FACTORS THAT COULD LEAD TO CHILD ABUSE • PARENT FACTORS • Grow up in isolation, have poor self-image, had trauma • Have severe financial / emotional problems • Have unrealistic expectations on their children • Exhibit impulsive / uncontrolled temper / immaturity • CHILD FACTORS • Children with disabilities • Born at a time of crisis and are unreasonably identified by parents as the bearer of trouble • Illegitimate, adopted, stepchildren • Unwanted and are seen as another mouth to feed • ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS OR ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS • Poverty • Insufficient income • Poor family or social support • Social stress • Parent/s not living with children • Parent/s are into drugs, prostitution / other illegal activities

9. EFFECTS • Fear of certain people / places • Anger • Confusion • Over gender identity • About their role as a child as a consequence of the sexual experience with an adult • About their rights over their body • Low self-esteem • Sleeping / Eating Disorders • Highly Sexualized Behavior • Depression • Thoughts / Suicidal Attempts • Social Withdrawal / Aggression • Inappropriate Knowledge of Sex • Frequent Masturbation • Truancy or drop in grades • Sudden Changes in Behavior / Regression

10. HELPING CHILDREN DEAL WITH INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE / EXPLOITATION When a child begins to tell… • Believe • Be calm • Be affirming • Prepare the child for what will happen next • Be supportive • Report the abuse Often, children don’t tell because of FEAR… • Of remembering • Of losing love • Of shame and guilt • Of being blamed • Of further harm

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12. CHILDREN IN NEED OF SPECIAL PROTECTION SERVED BY YEAR FOR THE PERIOD 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2005

14. CHILDREN IN NEED OF SPECIAL PROTECTION SERVED BY CITY & PROVINCE FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2003

15. CHILDREN IN NEED OF SPECIAL PROTECTION SERVED BY CITY & PROVINCE FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2004

16. CHILDREN IN NEED OF SPECIAL PROTECTION SERVED BY CITY & PROVINCE FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2005

17. LEGAL RESPONSES • R.A. 7610 - Child Protection Law • R.A. 9208 – Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 • R.A. 8972 – Solo Parents Welfare Act • R.A. 9262 – Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children • RA 8353- Anti-Rape Law • RA 7658- Child Labor Law

18. WHAT DO CHILDREN VICTIMS SAY…. “When we see our parents as unloving and neglectful, we don’t see them as such, but we see ourselves as “UNLOVABLE”

19. WHAT’S WRONG WITH GROWN – UPS? • Grown-ups make promises, then they forget all about them or else they say, it wasn’t really promises, just a maybe. • Grown-ups don’t do the things they’re always telling the children to do • Grown-ups never really listen to what children have to say

20. CHILDREN: OUR BEST INVESTMENTS

21. THANK YOU!