Protecting children
All children have the right to be protected
Janice asks:
“ I hear a lot about the
protection of children, but
what exactly does it
mean?”
In this presentation you will learn:
… about the global situation on child protection
… about the categories of abuse
… about the possible signs of abuse
… about examples of risks
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why to include child protection
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and what you can do.
Global situation
• Almost one billion children around the world between the
age of 2 and 14 suffer regular physical punishment.
• The Right to Protection is defined in Article 19 of the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
as: ‘the right to protection from all forms of abuse,
neglect, exploitation and violence’.
Categories of abuse
Physical abuse:
Neglect:
Emotional abuse:
Sexual abuse:
Exploitation:
(Failure to prevent) physical injury or suffering.
The persistent or severe neglect of a child or the failure to
protect a child from expose to any kind of danger including
cold or starvation, failure to carry out important aspects of
care resulting in the impairment of the child’s health or
development.
Actual or likely severe adverse effect on the emotional and
behavioral development of a child caused by persistent or
severe emotional ill-treatment or rejection.
Sexual exploitation of a child including all forms of sexual
activity such as rape, incest and pornography.
Abuse of a position of vulnerability or trust for commercial
or sexual purposes.
Childrens reactions
• Be aware children react differently if there is something
wrong.
• Do not jump to conclusions, but check the different
options.
Possible signs of physical abuse
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Bruises, burns, sprains, dislocations, bites, cuts
Improbable excuses given to the injuries
Withdrawal from physical contact
Showing distrust of adults
Self-destructive tendencies
Being aggressive towards others
Being passive and compliant
Possible signs of neglect
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Frequent hunger
Poor personal hygiene
Constant tiredness
Inappropriate clothes
Frequent lateness or non-attendance of school
Low self esteem
Poor social relationships
Compulsive stealing
Possible signs of emotional abuse
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Highly anxious
Showing delayed speech or sudden speech disorder
Extremes of passivity or aggressions
Alcohol or drugs abuse
Obsessions or phobia’s
Sudden under-achievement or lack of concentration
Attention seeking behaviour
Lying
Possible signs of sexual abuse
• Physical indicators (general and in genital and anal
area’s)
• Age inappropriate sexualised behaviour
• Combination of signs mentioned in the slide before.
Example of risks..
Why include child protection?
• Children need to be protected
• Organisation staff and associates need to be protected.
• The organisation and its reputation is protected.
What can you do?
• Make sure your organisation doesn’t harm children
(Childsafeguarding, see other presentation in this
section)
• Invest in building child protection systems in your
community (Child protection programming, see other
presentation in this section)
Good luck!
Find extra information on our Child protection pages:
• Good examples
• Ready-to-use tools
• Background information
• Opportunities to get in touch
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