From the day that we are born, the everyday events that occur in our lives play an important role in the foundation of our memory as well as our physical, mental, and emotional development. Most of us have memories of a good and happy childhood, but unfortunately, that is not the case in all children. Many children undergo much abuse during their childhood. From physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, emotional neglect, to educational neglect, child maltreatment not only affects the child's childhood years but also affects the individual's adult life as well.
             Child abuse comes in many different forms and types. The one we are most familiar with is that of physical abuse. Such abuse includes deliberate acts of violence that injure children. Verbal abuse, in the forms of shouting, humiliation, threats, and severe put-downs are forms of emotional abuse. Such abuse lowers an individual's self-esteem and disrupts a healthy emotional development. Another type of child abuse would be that of sexual abuse. Sexual acts of any form on a young child are all examples of child maltreatment. For victims of sexual abuse, the symptoms are even more severe. A child who is the victim of prolonged sexual abuse usually develops low self-esteem, a feeling of worthlessness, and an abnormal perspective on sexuality. The child may become withdrawn and mistrustful of adults and can become suicidal. Physical and emotional neglect are forms of child abuse that we might not be as familiar with. Such abuse involves the parent's failure to provide food, clothing, shelter, or medical assistance to a young child. Emotional neglect is shown with the lack of affection or comfort. Unaffection from the parents or caretakers lowers the self-esteem and self-worth of a child as well. Educational neglect is also another type of child neglect. In such a case, the parents neglect to enroll a child in school as well as allowing a child to skip ...