Child abuse

It it sad to say that even now child abuse is still there and a lot of children are being abused in different forms.

Child abuse is when a parent or guardian causes injury, emotional pain and sometimes death to a child. This can happen through neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation or emotional abuse.

I want to focus so much on sexual abuse because have seen that so many children are subjected to this form of abuse and nothing is being done to those responsible for causing that harm. In my country this does not even seem like a crime at all as it will happen and people will move on as though nothing happened.

I think the questions we need to ask ourselves are, 1 : what is sexual abuse? 2 : who can abuse my child? 3: what harm does this have on my child if he/she happened to be the victim? 4: what can I do to help my child heal?

Today i will handle question 1. What is child sexual abuse. (Also known as child molestation) this is a form of child abuse where a person(adult or adolescent) uses a child for his/her sexual satisfaction. It could be sexual activities (whether by asking or pressuring a child), indecent exposure( showing your private parts to a child), child grooming( developing an emotional connection/relationship with a child which result to sexual abuse), exploitation ( using a child for prostitution and pornography).

Many children have been subjected to such cruelty and no one is doing anything about it. It is the duty of a parents and the community at large to make sure that children are safe from any form of child sexual abuse. Give a child a happy life and protect them you will see their full potential. Thank you