Title: 
Headings: The History of Child Abuse Reporting
The
 
History
 
of
 
Child
 
Abuse
 
Reporting
 

Content: Abusive
 
parents
 
may
 
show
 
disregard
 
for
 
the
 
child’s
 
own
 
needs,
 
limited
 
abilities,
 
and
 
feelings. Many
 
abusive
 
parents
 
believe
 
that
 
children
 
exist
 
to
 
satisfy
 
parental
 
needs
 
and
 
that
 
the
 
child’s
 
needs
 
are
 
unimportant. Children
 
who
 
don’t
 
satisfy
 
the
 
parent’s
 
needs
 
may
 
become
 
victims
 
of
 
child
 
abuse. Sexual
 
abusers
 
may
 
have
 
deviant
 
personality
 
traits
 
and
 
behaviors
 
that
 
can
 
result
 
in
 
sexual
 
contact
 
with
 
a
 
child. Sexual
 
abuse
 
perpetrators
 
sometimes
 
use
 
threats,
 
bribery,
 
coercion
 
or
 
force
 
to
 
engage
 
a
 
child
 
in
 
sexual
 
activity. They
 
violate
 
the
 
trust
 
that
 
a
 
child
 
inherently
 
places
 
in
 
them
 
for
 
care
 
and
 
protection,
 
and
 
exploit
 
the
 
power
 
and
 
authority
 
of
 
their
 
position
 
as
 
a
 
trusted
 
caretaker
 
in
 
order
 
to
 
sexually
 
misuse
 
a
 
child. Often
 
the
 
child
 
is
 
threatened
 
or
 
warned
 
“not
 
to
 
tell,”
 
creating
 
a
 
conspiracy
 
of
 
silence
 
about
 
the
 
abuse. Child
 
abuse
 
is
 
now
 
recognized
 
as
 
a
 
problem
 
of
 
epidemic
 
proportions. Child
 
abuse
 
has
 
serious
 
consequences
 
that
 
may
 
remain
 
as
 
indelible
 
pain
 
throughout
 
the
 
victim’s
 
lifetime. The
 
violence
 
and
 
negligence
 
of
 
parents
 
and
 
caretakers
 
serve
 
as
 
a
 
model
 
for
 
children
 
as
 
they
 
grow
 
up.