TOPIC: Child Abuse:
CONTENT
Meaning of child abuse
Types of Child Abuse
Consequences of child abuse
Solution to child abuse
MEANING OF CHILD ABUSE
Child Abuse is illegal ill treatment given to children of both sexes by elders, adults and children. The worse hits are the female children in the family.
TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE
Street hawking
Child trafficking
Illiteracy
Forced marriage
Poverty
Disease such as HIV/AIDS
Absence of healthcare
Sexual harassment
Unwanted pregnancy
Physical beating
Commercial sexual exploitation
Use by a handicapped as a guide
Exploitative labour (hose maid)
Trafficking
Female genital mutilation (FGM)
CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD ABUSE
1. Unwanted pregnancy
2. School drop out
3. Lifelong dependency
4. Infant mortality
5. Deformities
6. Fear and anxiety –stress
7. Juvenile delinquency
8. Aggressive attitude
SOLUTION TO CHILD ABUSE
1. Reconciliatory approach to broken homes
2. Proper attention to teaching the sex education content in the school curriculum
3. Search those undergoing stressful situation and assist them
4. Secondary school education should be made compulsory
5. Awareness health programmes on sexuality and child care should be undertaken in the community.
EVALUATION
1. List six child abuse practices
2. State 3 consequences of child abuse
3. Provide 3 reasons that bring about child abuse
READING ASSIGNMENT: Essentials of PHE For Junior Secondary Schools book 1 by Akinseye Saint Erazmus pp123-126
ASSIGNMENT:
Objective:
1. Which of the following is not child abuse (a)physical
(b) sexual (c) emotional (d) love
2. One of these is an emotional effect
(a) depression (b) injury (c) pregnancy (d) suicide effect
3. Which of the following is a physical effect of child abuse
(a) anxiety (b) delinquency (c) eating disorder (d)death
Essay:
1. Explain the meaning of child abuse
2. List 4 categories of child abuse
3. suggest three ways to solve the challenges of child abuse