Dear Editor,CHILD abuse can be defined as unfair, cruel or harmful treatment of a child at any given time. In a nutshell, child abuse is criminalised in Zambia meaning that it is an illegal act.Child abuse falls into the following categories: emotional, neglect, physical and sexual among others. Emotional abuse is one that is attribut-ed to the perpetrator making nasty comments or abusive language to the child.Neglect is a form of child abuse which arises as a result of not providing the basic needs of life such as clothes, food and shelter. This can also be termed as lack of parental care.Physical abuse implies physically beating the child for no apparent reasons or on flimsy grounds. Inflicting any physical harm on the child also amounts to physical abuse. Even though there is a valid reason, physical abuse should not be used as a way of disciplining the child.Sexual abuse entails having carnal knowledge with one […]
The ugly face of child abuse
