Chil Abuse

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" One out of three girls , one out of Six boys is are sexually abused before the age of 8"

Every child is vulnerable to abuse. Today parents must face the possibility that someone may hurt or take advantage of your child. Research indicates that as many as one out of every four children will be the victims of some kind of abuse. Very young children as well as older teenagers are victimized. Almost all of these children will be abused by someone they know and trust. For example a relative. Family, friend or a caretaker, many of these people are people you know very well and have a lot of trust in.

In this country the problem of child abuse is very serious. Child

abuse can happen to almost any child. The abuser and the child may seem

normal on the outside, behind the closed doors may be another story. With

help from everyone we can put a stop to child abuse. Child abuse comes in two forms.

One is verbal and the other is physical. Often verbal abuse gets the self-esteem of the

child down whil

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