ANNOTATED LITERATURE PICTURE BOOKS

Garner L. K. (2009). Some Secrets Hurt. Salt Lake City: Publishers Printing.

This book is about a little girl who is being molested. The abuser tells the girl to keep it a secret because her parents will be mad at her. This book teaches the young children that it is not their fault if they are being abused. The book encourages children to tell their parents or an adult.

Spelman, C. (1997). Your Body Belongs to You. Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company.

This book is about children who are learning to distinguish between good touching and bad touching. This book teaches children how they should not allow other people touch their private parts.

Starishevsky, J. (2007). My Body Belongs To Me. New York: Safety Star Media.

This book tells about a little girl who has been molested by an uncle’s friend. The little girl was brave and told her parents. This is a great short little book which children can learn to be brave and tell a grownup if they are being molested.

Wooden, K. (1995). Child Lures: What every parent and child should know about preventing sexual and abduction. Texas: Summit Publishing Group.

This book defines the fifteen different sexual lures. It gives different strategies to prevent sexual abuse. The book has a lot of information to help parents and children to be on the alert of sexual offenders.

REFERENCES

Child Sexual Abuse. (2010). Retrieved October 27, 2010, from The National Center for Victims of Crime.

Child Sexual Abuse Fact Sheet. Retrieved October 27, 2010, from The National Child Tramautic Stress Network.

Facts About Child Abuse. (2010, March). Retrieved October 27, 2010, from the Police Department web site.

Facts for Families: Child Sexual Abuse. (2008, May). Retrieved October 27, 2010 from American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Freeman, L. (1982). Mi Cuerpo es Mio: Un libro para enseñar a los niños pequeños cómo resistir el contacto incómodo. Dunn, L. B.(Translator). Seattle: Parenting Press, Inc.

Garner L. K. (2009). Some Secrets Hurt. Salt Lake City: Publishers Printing.

Griffin, M. L. & Amodeo, M. Child Abuse and Neglect. Volume 34, Issue 10 October 2010, Pages

724 - 733.

Kim, Henny, H. (2000). Child Abuse. California: Greenhaven Press, Inc.

Kehoe, P. (1998). Algo Pasó y Me Da Miedo Decirlo: Un libro para jóvenes víctimas del

Abuso. Jones, C. (Translator). Seattle: Parenting Press. Inc.

Monteleone, James. (1998). A parent's & Teacher's Handbook on Identifying and Preventing

Child Abuse. Missouri: G.W. Medical Publishing, Inc.

O'Donnel, Mellissa and Others. Child Abuse and Neglect. Volume 34, Issue 11, November 2010,

Pages 823-832.

Pall, Michael L. & Blackburn Strait, Lois. (1983) Let's Talk About it! The Book for Children About

Child Abuse. California: R & E Publishers.

Shackel, R. (2009). How Child Victims Respond to Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse. Psychiatry,

Psychology & Law, 1655-63. doi:10.1080/13218710802620471.

Spelman, C. (1997). Your Body Belongs to You. Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company.

Starishevsky, J. (2007). My Body Belongs To Me. New York: Safety Star Media.

Velasco, A. L. L., Weiss, S. P., & Trujillo, V. E. (1991) Ximena aprende sobre abuso sexual.

Mexico: Editorial Limusa, S.A. de C.V.

Weissbourd, Richard. (1996), The Vulnerable Child, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company: New

York.

William, Heidi. (2009) Child Abuse. Michigan: Greenhaven Press, as part of Gale, Cengage

Learning.

Wilson, D. (2010). Health Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 46(1), 56 - 64. doi:10.1111/j.1744-6163.2009.00238.x.

Wooden, K. (1995). Child Lures: What every parent and child should know about preventing sexual abuse and abduction. Texas: Summit Publishing Group.

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WHAT CAN TEACHERS DO?

WHAT CAN TEACHERS DO?

The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. Serving the United States, its territories, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, provide assistance in 170 languages.

The hotline is also valuable resource for those who are mandate by law to report suspected abuse, such school personnel, medical and mental health professional and police and fire investigators.

WHO CAN TEACHERS CALL?

* A child calling for help who is experiencing abuse

*Callers needing to report abuse but unsure of ramifications.

*Callers feeling suicidal or needing intensive intervention

* Frustrated parents precariously close to abusing their child

*Teens who are concerned for themselves or a friend

*Anyone experiencing sexual abuse or effects of past sexual exploitation or abuse

*Callers needing definition or the signs and symptoms of child abuse or neglect

*Someone reporting of system failure-CPS was contacted but nothing has happened and caller’s wants to know what else can be done.

*A young who suspects that someone will conducted a violent act at school or neighborhood

*Adult survivor of sexual abuse to address lingering effects of traumatic abuse

CONSEQUENCES

What are some consequences of abuse?

*Abused child suffer poor prospects for success in school.

*Victims of abuse are more likely to engage in criminal behavior later in life. 68% of the youth arrested had history of any kind of abuse.

*Physical abuse in children can result in brain damage, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and learning disorders.

*High incidence of retardation, growth and neurological problems, and impaired emotional functioning are found among physically abuse children.

*Abuse children are more likely to be obese, have diabetes, be physically inactive, have high use of health care resources, and score high measures of psychological distress.

*They are also more likely to engage in early sex, have an unintended pregnancy, have high numbers of sexual partners, and suffer from depression and suicide attempts.

SEXUAL

WHAT IS SEXUAL ABUSE?

DEFINITION:

Child sexual abuse is any interaction between a child and an adult (or another child) in which the child is used for the sexual stimulation of the perpetrator or an observer. Sexual abuse can include both touching and non-touching behavior

FACTS:

*According to The American Academy of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 80,000 child sexual abuse get reported each year and the unreported cases are much greater

*Children are most often abused by someone they know

*One out of four girls get abused and one out of six boys get abused before the age of 18

*According to The National Center for Victims of Crime, boys are more likely than girls to be abused outside of the family. A study in three states found 96% of reported rape survivors under age of 12 knew the attacker, 16 percent were relatives and 50% were acquaintances or friends

SIGNS OF SEXUAL ABUSE:

*Unusual interest in or all things of a sexual nature

*Sleeping problems or nightmares or other sleeping difficulties

*Wetting the bed

*Depression or withdrawal from friends or family

*Statements about their bodies being dirty, damage, fear that something is wrong with their private parts

WHY DON'T CHILDREN TELL?

*Fear of not being believed

*Fear of being removed from home or family

*Threatened by the sex offender

*Feel ashamed

*Feel guilty

*Feel fear for the safety of their family

*They refuse to go to school

*More knowledgeable about sexual language

*Not wanting to be left alone or left with a particular individual

*Sexual activities with toys or other children

* Having a hard time sitting

*Anxiety

* Infections

*Torn or bloody clothing

* Angry outbursts

PSYCHOLOGICAL/EMOTIONAL

WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL ABUSE?

HUMILIATION

Abuse shows when parents/adults consistently insult, mimic, and degrades a child.

REJECTION

Abuse occurs when a parent/adult denies affection or refuses to acknowledge the child presence or accomplishment. Parents often devalue child thoughts and feelings.

ISOLATION

When parents/adult restrict a child's contact with others, preventing him/her from forming friendships.

FORMS

Terrorize: A parent/adult can abuse a child by threatening to use any instrument means to hurt, torture or kill a pet, loved one or the child.

Corruption: Encouraging antisocial or delinquent behavior in the child, forcing the child to drink alcohol, use drugs, watch porno or cruelty toward other person or any animal

Exploitation: The parent/adult use the child for advantage or profit, such involving them in stealing, assaulting, drug dealing or prostitution.

INDICATORS:

• Low self-confidence/poor self-imagen

• Unable to trust/fearful.

• Anxious/depressed

• Too submissive /hypervigilant

• Detached/difficulty forming relationships

• Little enthusiasm/low perseverance

• Demanding /aggressive

• Destructive/cruel

• Compulsive obsessive

• Delayed emotionally, socially and academically.

• Alcohol or drug abuser

• Self-destructive/suicidal

PHYSICAL

What is physical abuse?

Definition:

The intentional, non-accidental physical injury to a child inflicted by a parent, guardian or other person responsible for the child's welfare on a temporary or permanent basis.

INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:

*Slapping

*Punching

*Shaking

*Hair pulling

*Hitting

*Kicking

*Biting

*Choking

Signs of physical abuse:

*Unexplained burns, bites, bruises, broken bones, or black eyes

*Fading bruises or other marks noticeable after an absence from school

*Seems frightened of the parents and protests or cries when it is time to go home from school

*Shrinks at the approach of adult

*Reports injury by a parent or another adult caregiver

*Bruises or welts that regularly appear after absence, weekends, or vacations

*Bruises or welts that reflect the shape of article used to inflict the injury (belt buckle, electric cord, etc)

*Unexplained bruises and welts on face, lips, mouth, torso, back

*Bruises or welts that reflect the shape of article used to inflict the injury (belt buckle, electric cord, etc)

*Unexplained burns from cigarettes or cigars

*Burns in the pattern of a electric burner or iron

*Immersion burns from hot liquids

*Unexplained fractures/dislocations to skull, nose, facial structure

NEGLECT

What is Neglect?

Neglect is behavior by a caregiver that constitutes a failure to act in ways that are presumed by the culture of a society to be necessary to meet the developmental needs of a child and which are the responsibility of a caregiver to provide.

SIGNS OF NEGLECT:

*Consider the possibility of neglect when the child:

*Is frequently absent from school

*Begs or steal food or money

*Lacks needed medical or dental care, immunizations, or glasses

*Is consistently dirty and has severe body odor

*Lacks sufficient clothing for the weather

*Abuses alcohol or other drugs

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

FACTS:

The statistics can feel overwhelming. In 2006, an estimated 905,000 children in the United States were found to be victims of child abuse and neglect. However, child abuse and neglect can be prevented. State and local governments, community organizations, and private citizens take action every day to protect children. You can help.

Introduction to Child Abuse

What is Child Abuse?

Child abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of children. Abuse is any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that result in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. Most child abuse occurs in a child's home, with a smaller amount occurring in the organizations, schools or communities the child interacts with. There are four major categories of child abuse: neglect, physical, psychological or emotional and sexual abuse.

Definition:

Child sexual abuse is any interaction between a child and an adult (or another child) in which the child is used for the sexual stimulation of the perpetrator or an observer. Sexual abuse can include both touching and non-touching behavior.