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Child abuse, physical: Next to child neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of child abuse, accounting for 25% of all cases of child abuse.
Physical child abuse is physical injury inflicted upon the child with cruel and/or malicious intent. Physical abuse can be the result of punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning, shaking, or otherwise harming a child physically.
The parent or caretaker who abused the child may not have intended to hurt the child, but rather the child's injury may have resulted from overly harsh discipline or physical punishment. There is, in this regard, a substantial debate going on about certain forms physical discipline such as spanking and slapping and their relationship to more orthodox forms of physical abuse.
Child Abuse Safety on the Internet Bullies Recommended Reading & Links: Coalition for Children Physical Abuse. Non-accidental physical injury may include severe beatings ...
Physical child abuse or non-accidental child trauma refers to fractures and other signs of injury that occur when a child is hurt in anger. The physical ...
Physical abuse, a subset of child abuse, is defined in various ways by different states.
Child abuse is more than bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible sign, other types of abuse, such as emotional abuse or child neglect ...
NCANDS statistics show there were over 3.3 million reports of child abuse and neglect involving 6 million children. Learn more about child abuse