All Entries in the "Child Abuse" Category

Growing up can be a roller-coaster ride, though tougher for these celebs who’ve seen the ugly face of bullying. Here’s a compilation of male celebrity who have been roughed by bullies in their younger years. Tom Cruise Though he’s breezed through fifteen schools within twelve years due to his dad moving for work purposes, bullying was constantly a part of Tom’s entire early years. He revealed how on several instances the big bullies would come up to him & push him. Cruise felt his heart pound, himself perspire & feeling as though about to puke. He admitted to not being the biggest boy & never liking to hit somebody, though he felt that if he did not clout that bully he would continue picking on him yearlong. Tom was identified with dyslexia at seven, utilized those murky  [...]

The foremost move in assisting kids who face abuse or neglect is to comprehend the signs of child abuse & negligence. Existence of a solo sign doesn’t substantiate child abuse occurring in a kin, however close scrutiny of the scenario might be necessary when such signs surface recurrently or in combo. In case one does doubt that a kid is facing harm then promptly report doubts as it might shield the kid & garner assistance for the kin. Classically, particular kinds of experts are law-bound to cite kid mistreatment under particular conditions – known as mandatory reporter. Identifying Signs of Child Abuse Here are some signs which hint to the existence of child abuse or negligence. The Kid Exhibits abrupt variations in behavioural or scholastic performance. Hasn’t obtained assistance  [...]

A baby has a large-sized head, weakened neck muscles and delicate, soft brain. Shaken baby syndrome or abusive head trauma is a combined name given for a form of injury that arises as a consequence of an out-of-control adult shaking the infant in a violent manner. The shaking lasting for even five seconds could lead to the infant’s brain bouncing backwards and forwards within the cranium causing bruising, swelling and bleeding that could cause lasting, acute brain harm or fatality. The extent of damage done to the brain as a consequence of this form of imposed traumatic shaking is based on the intensity, time and the forces at play at the time the head was bore the brunt of impact. The spinal cord could be damaged and bleeding from retina could develop. Shaken baby syndrome is principally  [...]

Parents would perennially be faced with situations wherein they would be away from their kids. This is more relevant in present times wherein parents need to leave for work-related matters when their kids are at school. In such circumstances when kids would be required to take the bus by themselves for reaching home or would be staying alone at home, then as parents one would need to do certain things to ascertain the kids’ safety, security and well-being. Much alike the case with any of the regular one-on-one sessions with the kids regarding fires, health or their schooling, parents need to tender information regarding sexual predators in a matter-of-fact way. This would aid in enhancing the kid’s alertness and managing skills. It is imperative that one additionally finds the appropriate  [...]

Online grooming and ‘solicitation’ are the most prevalent types of infant sexual abuse. Grooming is a process wherein a pervert adult with dire interests in kids actively seeks for preparing or ‘grooming’ a kid for sexual abuse. Studies have revealed that nearly 1 in twelve of the 8 million Britain-based kids having access to internet have met up with an online contact in real life. A speaker for the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre stated that there was an outstanding rise in the number of social networking sites and youngsters have been placing intimate information on the net that proffers easy identification –making it quite risky – as where youngsters get online –so do paedophiles. It is not about shutting these sites down, but being more prudent and vigilant  [...]

With the palpable rise in the usage of mobiles and computers, has gradually risen the malevolent trend of Cyber Bullying wherein individuals employ electronic communication for harming others. Cyber bullies could make use of text messaging, telephone calls, email, instant messaging services, social networking websites and web pages as a means of causing embarrassment to others. Bullying also dubbed as harassment, would translate to passing around malicious fake gossips, sending derogatory messages, saying humiliating stories or putting up pictures intended to make others feel discomforted. They could additionally involve pestering, vicious or sexual warnings or threats. Cyber bullying is an array of things ranging from circulating odious messages or caricatures about the individual to letting  [...]

Paedophiles subsist amongst us in our neighbourhoods and do not have any easily perceivable characteristics that make them stand out from a crowd. A wishful thinking if only it was such an easy task, scores of innocent infant lives would have been saved catastrophic consequences of being caught in the web of a paedophile. Paedophiles are mostly exceptionally scheming and witty at masking their true intentions, in order to gain contact with one’s kids. Most of the paedophiles are men and nearly 2/3rds of them would be known to the abused kid. Signs of an individual who might prove to be a potential harm to one’s kids Infant abusers are mostly those that actively endeavour at befriending the kin for gaining access to their kids. Being weary of those who display increased interest in one’s  [...]