What's a Kid To Do about Child Abuse?

Autor/in	Hittleman, Margo
Institution	Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY. Dept of Human Development and Family Studies.
Titel	What's a Kid To Do about Child Abuse?
Quelle	(1986), (47 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Adolescents; Child Abuse; Childrens Rights; Coping; Parent Child Relationship; Preadolescents; Responses; Runaways; Sexual Abuse; Victims of Crime + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Bewältigung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Ausreißer; Sexueller Missbrauch; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen
Abstract	This booklet discusses child abuse, targeting pre-teenagers and teenagers. It describes what child abuse is, why it happens, and what a teenager can do about it. These topics are covered: (1) definition of child abuse and types of child abuse; (2) differentiating between child abuse and discipline; (3) sexual abuse; (4) family types of child abusers; (5) why parents abuse; (6) how abuse affects a teenager; (7) how to determine if a teenager is abused; (8) what to do if a teenager is abused; (9) what happens if a teenager tells about abuse; (10) child abuse and the law; (11) child abuse hotlines; (12) what happens to parents when they are reported; (13) teenagers' rights and responsibilities; (14) changes and choices after child abuse reporting; (15) feeling trapped and running away; (16) coping with child abuse through saying "no," staying out of the way, doing things to feel good, and talking it out; (17) finding help in the community; (18) helping a friend who is abused; (19) preventing abuse; and (20) finding out more about child abuse. The booklet contains short vignettes and drawings relevant to the particular topics. Toll-free national telephone numbers for the National Runaway Switchboard, Runaway Hotline, Childhelp USA, and Parents Anonymous are included. (ABL)
Anmerkungen	Cornell University Distribution Center, 7 Research Park, Ithaca, NY 14850 ($1.40, includes shipping and handling 10-24 copies, less 20% shipping and handling; 25+ copies, less 30% shipping and handling).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01