Child Abuse

well true,the child now days are more prone to be abuse both physically and then sexually. both can cause the child to undergo emotional abuse. it can be minor but when it is major it may lead to depression, solicitation, anxiety and other psychiatric problems.well social services are not enough to eradicate this problem from the society. we all had to be responsible and stand against it

I am a mother, first and foremost, of four children. I am also a survivor of every kind of abuse there is. Although the physical abuse was a nightmare, for me the emotional abuse has stuck with me for years. I grew up thinking that I would never amount to anything because my dad was the black sheep of the family. (note: he never abused me in any way, he did however, leave us with babysitters alot because he had to work to raise my brother and me.) I was constantly called a nasty wh***, skanky b****, and then some. My step-mom had a bunch to do with it. When my parents found out that I was molested, they didn't believe a word I said, and it continued. I was then humiliated at school when she broadcasted it in front of my peers, which made the classmates drive it in my head. Kids can be so cruel. I am now 29 and still have a low self esteem, and I get angry and irritated at everyone all of the time. I had to look at the big picture and realize that no one needs to suffer this. My kids were at risk of me because I had been so angry through this. Diaries have helped me get things off my chest. And talking to God has too. If your children do not get the intervention you think they need, then you need to go in and talk to them. If you don't do it now, it may be too late. If parents are distraught then children will be too. And if you wait too much longer you may get a violent wake-up. Call you state's child protective agency and see what can be done. They will try to hear from you ideas on how to raise these kids. They need positive reassurance and praise from you, (the kids). The Agency may be able to lead you in the right direction. Until then, don't speak of "mom" in front of them or at least make it as positive as possible. They need that. I will pray for you and I hope all goes well with you!! God Bless!

Im very sorry to hear that his children had to go through that. I think emotional abuse is a big problem also. I think it really affects their self esteem. And so many kids go on feeling like this for their whole life. Maybe if you two can get custody of them you can prevent any further damage. Possibly even reverse some of the damage that has been done by being as loving and caring as possible. I hope it all works out for you.

All child abuse is wrong. My mom gave me lots of emotional abuse. I wasn't always the thinnest child, but I wasn't chunky by no means. I would flip through the magazines and say how I wanted a certain outfit and she would make remarks like "eww you would look bad in that" or "Well thats only for girls who are skinner then you".. It got pretty bad. ANd she would often refer to me as a mistake. But emotinal abuse leads children to do and go into things. Like her comments about my size made me had an ED for almost 4 years.

Emotional abuse is the main reason why adults are in therapy. Children are so fragile that one comment or just a misuse of words can have drastic effects. I was never emotionally or physically abused but I have childhood memories that will forever haunt me. I remember a relative telling me that I wasn't that smart and that sort of affected my self-esteem while growing up. Even if it was in a jokingly manner, I still got affected. Something as simple as that could affect someone's life, I'm guessing emotional abuse can do much, much worse. These kids need your help and it won't be easy reversing the effects of what their mother did. I wish you luck..

I'm so sorry those kids had to go through such an abuse. When you are asking about issues the children may face, it actually depends on to what extent the children were emotionally abused. In some cases the child may develop a personality disorder, or may become introverted and unwilling to talk with others. I was abused emotionally and right now I'm a senior in high school. It's hard when you go through something and have no one to comfort you and tell you that what happened was not your fault. For years I thought I was a burden on my dad because of my so called "shortcomings", but now I'm slowly starting to establish me as a person, not the me my dad saw. I live with my aunt and I am a quiet, but happier person today. It is just really important to love those children and comfort them. If the situation is severe, I would recommend counseling. I don't know if this would be useful because I do not know much about law, but maybe you could get a restraining order on the mother since she is a danger to the kids and you could actually write a letter or talk to an agent working with the Child Protection Register. I will pray about your distress and the safety of those children.