Can you plz defiane Child abuse?

Question

My dad hits me and my friends say that this is child abuse...
( i also want to be a lawyer so this is helpful thanx )

Answer 1

According to the home schooling mother reference dictionary:

Child abuse can be displayed with a variety of behaviors:
yelling, slapping, hitting, name-calling, swearing, touching, sexual advances, sexual violence, beating, or neglect.
It can be demonstrated in deprivation of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, privacy, or safety.

(There's other stuff, but I'm writing this "off the cuff.")

Although child abuse is rarely "intentional", in my experience there are some indicators that might predict the event:

1.) Parents who are trying to teach their child "once and for all" that a behavior is wrong might become overly aggressive in their training techniques.
2.) Parents who are "over-stressed" by events in their lives and cannot balance the responsibilities of parenting with the other events in their lives.
3.) Parents who lack the skills of patience and communication.
4.) Parents with personality disorders that cause them to want to use, harm, and/or abuse children.

I don't see spanking as a form of child abuse. Many states allow corporal punishment -- even in the schools. I think abuse is expressed through spanking, though, when a parent is trying to make a "once and for all" adjustment in the child's behavior, or when the parent -- out of frustration or anger -- is harsh or cruel or causes physical or emotional damage to the child.

It's impossible to know from your post whether your Dad is slapping your hand or whether he may be hauling off and backhanding you across the room. One might be controlled and appropriate... the other would be assault. In the remaining spectrum are various degrees of behaviors from kind to cruel.

If you feel that you are being treated in an abusive way by ANY adult, you should talk with your school guidance counselor or nurse or contact the police. You have a right to get intervention from professionals where your safety and well-being are concerned. Family relationships can be difficult things to work through. Get advice from someone who can help you.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Well everybody defines things in there own way, as you will most probably already know, but the best to way to find out the proper definition to ''Child Abuse'' i would imagine will be to ask somebody of authority for example maybe you should try to ask somebody who works in the Social Services (social worker) or maybe a health visitor could define the meaning for you in a better light. Good luck with that hun.

As for my feelings and thoughts on the definition of ''Child Abuse'', i personally would say that child abuse can be anything from (Sexual abuse) Sexually assaulting a child to just (physical Abuse) hitting the child, Although also i guess in a way i would personally also class name calling to a certain extent (verbal abuse) child abuse too.

There are so many definitions of those two little words, it really is quite amazing but i if you are training to become a lawyer or thinking about becoming a lawyer i think if you want a proper definition of the words ''Child Abuse'' then i would personally think about going to try and have a chat with someone who works with abused children in some kind of way, as they obviously much more of an understanding about the definition,(although not forgetting that they may not know the full on definition). Or/and a social worker/health visitor etc.
Good luck..xx

Answer 3

The legal terms of child abuse depend on the judicial laws of your area.

However, generally, child abuse is just that. Mistreatment or unnaturally harmful behavior towards children.

If it is done out of love, however you may disagree, accept it for what it is, discipline. Yes, there are other ways to teach a child but why should spanking be any different? Besides, children given too much freedom without reasonable boundaries abuse it to the death.

However, if the hitting is motivated out of anger or due to intoxication or temper tantrum, then you have a valid reason to file a complaint. If such is the case, go see an adult who can help you like a counsellor/teacher in your school. They will show you what to do.

Answer 4

My Dad beat the @#$% out of 4 of us when I was growing up. Things were different back then as far as the way abuse was looked at but I know now it was a full blown case and my answer was to escape into alcohol, drugs and the wrong crowd of friends who became my new "family". I'm still getting over all of that. You are being abused. One visit to your school counselor would bring your Dad's world crashing down around him and he may resent you for it but, in the long run, it's the only way out. You have rights and your Dad has problems that only he can admit to and work through. If alcohol is a factor, Alateen would be my first suggestion. If not then talk to your school counselor but keep in mind that they will then be required by law to report the situation to child welfare services who will step in and make some big changes. If you don't seek out help now, it will likely escalate to disaster.
Best of luck to you. People care about kids in your situation. Find them. You can't fix this alone. Your Dad undoubtedly loves you but he is out of control. I felt I deserved some of the beatings I got because of my behavior but it's really not the answer. You need to behave and not bring on the need for discipline but kids are not perfect and there are other ways to steer them in the right direction. My sister made it through the same situation and is now a lawyer so don't give up on your goals.

Answer 5

What Is Child Abuse?
Your dad shouldn't hit you because there are so many ways to punish you without hirting you physicaly. It is child abuse for him to hit you and you can tell a teacher or even the police.
Here is a link below that you can get more information.
"Child abuse" can be defined as causing or permitting any harmful or offensive contact on a child's body; and, any communication or transaction of any kind which humiliates, shames, or frightens the child. Some child development experts go a bit further, and define child abuse as any act or omission, which fails to nurture or in the upbringing of the children.

Answer 6

Child abuse is the physical or psychological maltreatment of a child by an adult often synonymous with the term child maltreatment or the term child abuse and neglect.

There are many forms of abuse and neglect and many governments have developed their own legal definition of what constitutes child maltreatment for the purposes of removing a child and/or prosecuting a criminal charge.

Answer 7

If you are asking this question you need to speak to an adult about it right away. A school guidance counselor or someone like that would be good. I'm not an expert, but I would think that child abuse would be anytime an adult uses his or her physical or emotional strength to hurt you mentally or physically. You really need to speak to someone in person. Please do!

Answer 8

well if he hits u out of discipline..when i grew up it was just called a spanking...if he hits u randomly or while intoxicated or for no reason at all..that would be abuse

Answer 9

it is child abuse , try to find a lawyer.