fferent doctors have to deal with the child's story to find out who abused the child. Also for parents, James Monteleone M.D. says, "if your child comes home with bruises that take the shape of a recognizable object the injuries are often not accidental." For example, if you see a bruise or some mark on your child's inner thigh, forearm, back of upper arm, back, face, these are not usually not bumps and bruises from playing with other kids.
             There are many factors associated with physical abuse. There are three main categories that they fall under which include, individual-related factors, family-related
             factors, and social and cultural factors. Under the individual-related factors sub categories such as parental abuse as a child, inappropriate expectations by parents holding unrealistic expectations of themselves and their children may resort to physical abuse, stress is a fact or maybe associated with financial resources, marital problems, or work problems. Inadequate parenting skills may be a factor associated with physical abuse. Also, role reversal as reversal for parent and child roles is associated with the physical abuse of children. The parents lack of empathy toward the children's needs are abusive and less empathetic. There is a significant relationship between substance abuse and physical abuse. In addition, a mother's age may be a factor, meaning the age for the mother at the time of the child's birth rather than at the time the abuse occurred. Under the category family-related factors, there are also many sub categories such as interaction of parents an
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