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Identify And Explain Different Types Of Domestic Abuse

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Domestic abuse means threating violent behaviours between relationship.it can be of any reason, i.e. sexual, financial or emotional. Children living in this type of abusive environment may get badly affected emotionally of psychologically. Children experience domestic abuse in many different ways like hear voice of abuses, see parents fighting or any injury or stopping the violence and get hurt by anyone. As it leave negative effect on child mind there is a possibility when they become older, may suffer domestic abuse in their relationships too. So there is a need if any parents/carers want to discuss such things practitioner should maintain a trust relationship with him/her and should have enough knowledge how to tackle this situation if anything happens. …show more content…

Indication of physical abuse are bruising, cuts, scratch marks burns from cigarette, kettles or bath burn. It is always suspicious if a child has any bruise or mark that shows the specific pattern of an object e.g. belt mark, teeth mark etc. It is always important to look out the behavioural changes as well in children for example aggressiveness and withdrawing attitude.
Emotional abuse:
When a child consistently faces maltreatment from an adult comes under the category of emotional abuse. It can be the cause of using abusive language, mocking and insulting children. It can be like children do not getting love and warmth from adult. Cyber bullying may also cause emotional abuse which makes children frightened all the time. They often left alone without any company or support.it is very difficult to know who is emotionally abused but there are certain signs which are as follows:
1. Withdrawing attitude –refusing to involve in any activity
2. Loosing self confidence
3. Stammering or hesitant
4. Always tearful to get

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