Child Abuse
PREDATORS CLASSIFICATION: Child Abuse/Foster Care Abuse PREDATORS CLASSIFICATION: Child Abuse: Warning Signs In The Home Prevent Child Abuse America Family Violence Prevention Fund Texas Attorney General's Video on Child Abuse
PREDATORS CLASSIFICATION: Child Abuse/Foster Care Abuse
Physical violence against children is an epidemic. Most of these predators are repeat offenders, but receive only light sentences because of loopholes in our unbalanced justice system. The predator is judged by the gravity of the crime. A person who abuses and kills a family member, even a child, usually gets less punishment than a person who murders a stranger.
One woman's live-in boyfriend beat her four-year-old son because he would not stop crying. When he continued crying the boyfriend placed him in the oven, turned on the heat to 400 degrees, and the child died. The boyfriend and the child's mother served just 11 years in prison.
The foster care system is also rife with abuse. Today there are too many children and not enough qualified parents. Children are released into the custody of people who abuse and neglect them. Hundreds of children disappear every year after being put into the custody of their new "parents." Another problem is the abuse that occurs when children are neglected or abused within foster care facilities.
Source: Dr. Eric Hickey
PREDATORS CLASSIFICATION: Child Abuse: Warning Signs In The Home
A cipher is a code or warning signal. Children can act as ciphers, because through their actions and conduct they convey a deeper hurt or trauma. What are the warning signs of a child who is undergoing a traumatic experience? The three most common conduct disorders are bed-wetting, setting fires, and animal abuse. The early recognition of these signs can save a child from growing up an angry and isolated adult who turns to violence as a way to relieve his childhood pain.
Of the three disorders, bed-wetting is the most common and least dangerous. About 80% of bed-wetting is biological and not psychological. Setting fires is also common among young children. Playing with matches is something many children do, but when it becomes repetitious and escalates the results are often devastating.
Animal abuse is also common, especially among young teens. Usually the child who engages in this behavior is a victim himself and begins abusing animals as a way to regain control of his life. He realizes that he cannot lash out against adults, so he takes out his anger on a helpless animal. A child who is unhappy because of a lack of love or sense of bonding can be destructive towards himself and others.
Knowing the signs early on in a young person's life can make the difference in preventing serious consequences.
Source: Dr. Eric Hickey
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