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Academic Vocab: NEGLECT

Academic Vocab: NEGLECT. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/08/29/exp.jvm.tx.child.abuse.twins.hln. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, MORE THAN 20,000 AMERICAN CHILDREN ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THEIR OWN HOMES BY FAMILY MEMBERS. Child Abuse.

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Academic Vocab: NEGLECT

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  1. Academic Vocab: NEGLECT • http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/08/29/exp.jvm.tx.child.abuse.twins.hln

  2. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, MORE THAN 20,000 AMERICAN CHILDREN ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THEIR OWN HOMES BY FAMILY MEMBERS. Child Abuse THAT IS NEARLY FOUR TIMES THE NUMBER OF US SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

  3. Is This Child Abuse? • A girl is slapped for screaming at her mother; the slap stings, but leaves no lasting mark or pain. • A boy is punished in a way that requires stitches. • A father burns his daughter’s palms with a lighted cigarette when he finds her smoking. • A mother is careless and spills scalding coffee on her daughter, who is seriously burned.

  4. A boy’s arm is broken after wrestling with his father for sport. • A girl is spanked so hard she is badly bruised, but the father says he did not mean to hurt her. • A boy is grounded for a week for a minor offense. • A father takes away his son’s driver’s license for getting a parking ticket.

  5. Discussion • Define Child Abuse. • What do you consider child abuse?

  6. Know the Facts! • Every five hours a child dies from abuse or neglect in the US • America has the worst child abuse record in the industrialized world • Sixty-six children under the age of 15 die from physical abuse or neglect every week • Most of the children who die are younger than six years of age

  7. Facts Cont… • More children die from child abuse and neglect than any other single, leading cause of death for infants and young children. • Eighty-five percent of sexual assaults on children are committed by someone the child knows and usually trusts • By age 18, one of every four girls and one of every six boys has been sexually abused. • Abused children are 74 times more likely to commit crimes against others and six times more likely to maltreat their own children

  8. Types of Child Abuse • Neglect – 63% • Physical – 19% • Sexual – 10% • Emotional – 8%

  9. Physical Abuse non-accidental injury of a child that leaves marks, scars, bruises, or broken bones.

  10. Parental behavior, such as rejecting, terrorizing, berating, ignoring, or isolating a child Can cause impairment of the physical, social, mental, or emotional development Emotional Abuse

  11. Failure of parents or caretakers to provide basic needs Food, clothing, shelter, safety, supervision, hygiene, and medical care. Neglect

  12. Sexual Abuse • Any inappropriate sexual exposure or touch by an adult or an older child to a younger child. • Fondling, sexual intercourse, sexual assault, rape, date rape, incest, child prostitution, exposure, and pornography.

  13. Three Major Components of Child Abuse Child + Care Giver + Stress = Child Abuse

  14. An unwanted child A child w/ disabilities A crying, irritable child A hyperactive child A low birth-weight child Abused as a child Single parent Unemployment Financial stress Mental illness Divorce Alcohol/drugs. Low self-esteem Isolation Spouse uninvolved Emotional immaturity Postpartum depression Unrealistic expectations Stressors

  15. Prevention • Never discipline out of anger • Participate in child’s activities and get to know people in child’s life • Never leave child unattended • Teach child the difference between “good touches,” “bad touches” and “confusing touches.” • Listen to child & believe what they say • When a child tells you he or she doesn’t want to be with someone, this could be a red flag.

  16. Prevention Cont… • Be aware of changes in child’s behavior or attitude • Teach child what to do if you become separated while away from home • Teach child the correct names of his/her private body parts • Be alert for any talk that reveals premature sexual understanding • Pay attention when someone shows greater than normal interest in a child • Make certain child’s school or day care center will release him/her only to you or someone you officially designate

  17. What to do… • Be open and understanding. • Don’t try to conduct an investigation, yourself • Duty to Report • Let the child talk as much as he or she wishes. • Understand that the child is probably having mixed feelings. • Believe the child. • Explain what you will do next to help them.

  18. Explore & Reflect • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15288865 • Explore website (Read/Watch) • Reflect: Write 5 concepts/ideas/thoughts from the website • What did you learn? What surprised you?

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