Child Abuse & Neglect April, 2014 | Page 7

Neglect:

-Lack of adequate school attendance

- Begs or steals food for money

- Abuses alcohol or other drugs

- Is constantly dirty and has severe body odor

- States that there is no one at home to provide care

These are some of the signs of child abuse and neglect. It is important to know them so that we may easily detect them, talk it over with the child and an adult.

Emotional Abuse:

- Shows extremes in behavior such as overly complaint or demanding behavior, extreme passivity or aggression

- Has attempted suicide

- Is delayed in phsycial or emotional development

-Is either inappropriately adult or inappropriately infantile

- Reports a lack of attachment to the parent

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