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| Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome | a relatively uncommon condition that involves the exaggeration or fabrication of illnesses or symptoms by a primary caretaker. One of the most harmful forms of child abuse, it was named after Baron von Munchausen, an 18th-century German dignitary known for telling outlandish stories. |
| Sexual Assualt | Is defined as any inappropriate sexual exposure or touch by an adult to a child or by an older child to a younger child. This includes, but is not limited to: fondling, oral sex, intercourse, sexual assault, rape, date rape, incest, child prostitution, exposure, and pornography. Acts must be performed by someone who is not responsible for the welfare of the child. |
| Sexual Abuse | Is defined as any inappropriate sexual exposure or touch by an adult to a child or by an older child to a younger child. This includes, but is not limited to: fondling, oral sex, intercourse, sexual assault, rape, date rape, incest, child prostitution, exposure, and pornography. To be child abuse these acts must have been performed by a person responsible for the child's welfare. |
| Physical Abuse | is defined as a non-accidental injury of a child that leaves marks, scars, bruises, or broken bones. It includes physically battering a child. |
| Emotional Abuse | a behavior or act, such as criticizing, making fun of, bullying, rejecting, terrorizing, berating, ignoring, or isolating a child, that causes or is likely to cause, cause serious mental, emotional or behavioral disorders capacities of the child. It also includes punishment like locking a child in a dark closet. Emotional abuse is the hardest to detect. |
| Neglect | is defined as the failure of parents or caretakers to provide needed, age appropriate care including food, clothing, shelter, protection from harm, proper hygiene, and supervision appropriate to the child’s development, and medical/dental care. |
| Prevention | To take measures to reduce the risk of a child being taken advantage of by an adult or older child. |
| Shaken Baby Syndrome | is a form of child abuse that occurs when an abuser violently shakes an infant or small child, creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries. The injury is estimated to affect between 1,200 and 1,600 children every year in the United States. It is common for there to be no external evidence of trauma. |
| Anonymous | without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like |
| Berating | to scold; rebuke |
| Bullying | The act of being overbearing, tyrannizing, intimidating, or committing violence against a weaker individual. |
| Child Abuse | The physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, negligent treatment or maltreatment: of a child under 18, by a person responsible for the child's welfare, which may harm or threaten the child's health or well being. |
| Child Protective Services | is the name of a governmental agency in many states in the United States that responds to child abuse and neglect. Some states use other names, often attempting to reflect more family-centered (as opposed to child-centered) practices, such as "Department of Children & Family Services" (DCFS) or "Department of Social Services (DSS). |
| Cinderella Effect | is a term used by psychologists to describe the high incidence of stepchildren being physically abused, sexually abused, neglected or murdered, or otherwise mistreated at the hands of their stepparents at significantly higher rates than their genetic counterparts. |
| Crisis Nurseries | are child care facilities where troubled parents can leave their children for a short time. It gives the parents time to cool off and try to cope with their frustrations and anger away from their children. |
| Failure to Thrive | is a description applied to children whose current weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and sex. Causes: Emotional deprivation as a result of parental withdrawal, rejection, or hostility; Economic problems that affect nutrition, living conditions, and parental attitudes; Exposure to infections, parasites, or toxins; Poor eating habits, such as eating in front of the television and not having formal meal times. Synonyms: Growth Failure, FTT |
| Feral Child | A child raised without human nurturing. |
| Incest | sexual intercourse between closely related persons. |
| Mandated Reporter | New York State recognizes that certain professionals are specially equipped to fulfill the important role of mandated reporter of child abuse or maltreatment. Mandated reporters are required to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment when, in their professional capacity , they are presented with reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or maltreatment. |
| Parents Anonymous | is a community of parents, organizations and volunteers committed to: Strengthening Families and Building Strong Communities; Achieving Meaningful Parent Leadership and Shared Leadership; Leading the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect. |
| Stress | refers to the consequence or the failure of a human to respond appropriately to emotional or physical threats, whether actual or imagined. |
| Verbal Abuse | is using a disrespectful mannerism to make unwelcome comments. The following are examples swearing or insulting a child; calling him names; making nasty remarks about him; ridiculing his actions or feelings; saying anything sarcastically, impatiently, or even teasingly to him; speaking with a frown, clenched teeth crossed arms, or while avoiding eye contact or rolling eyes. |
| Sexual Harassment | is the unlawful to harass an employee because of that person’s sex. Harassment can include unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature. It can include offensive remarks about a person’s sex. The law doesn’t prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that are not very serious. Harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision (such as the victim being fired or demoted) |
| Reactive Attachment Disorder | is a rare but serious condition in which infants and young children don't establish healthy bonds with parents or caregivers. A child with this condition is typically neglected, abused, or moved multiple times from one caregiver to another. Because the child's basic needs for comfort, affection and nurturing aren't met, he or she never establishes loving and caring attachments with others. This may permanently alter the child's growing brain and hurt their ability to establish future relationships. |
| Rape | is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. |
