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What Is Abuse?
Emotional Abuse
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
What Is Harassment?
What Is Neglect?
How Common Are Abuse, Harassment & Neglect?
Emotional abuse: the damage is no less real

• Occurs when a person in a position of power, authority or trust such as a parent or coach purposefully injures or threatens to injure a child
  
  

• Takes many forms, including any of the following:
  
  

  • Slapping
    

  • Hitting
    

  • Shaking
    

  • Throwing equipment
    

  • Kicking
    

  • Pulling hair
    

  • Pulling ears
    

  • Striking
    

  • Shoving
    

  • Grabbing
    

  • Hazing
    

  • Punishing "poor" play or rules violations through the use of excessive exercise (extra laps etc.) or by denying fluids

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• Occurs when a person in a position of power, authority or trust engages in "sexualized" touching or sex with a child
  
  

• "Sexualized touching" is where touching, instead of being respectful and nurturing, is done in a sexual manner. Examples include:
  
  

  • Fondling instead of a hug
    
    

  • Long kiss on the lips instead of a peck on the cheek
    
    

  • Seductive stroking of any area of the child's body instead of a pat on the rear-end for a good play
    
    

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Your child is being harassed when she or he is threatened, intimidated, taunted, or subjected to racial, homophobic, or sexist slurs. Sexual harassment includes comments, contact or behavior of a sexual nature that is offensive, uninvited or unwelcome.

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