Very important information about possible effects of child abuse (of both the mental – like neglect or bullying – and physical/sexual kind).
Many good links.
Nevertheless, I want to add this link too: https://spiritandanimal.wordpress.com/2015/10/10/the-bomb-in-the-brain-the-effects-of-child-abuse-information-clearing-house-ich-3/
The video is entitled: The Bomb in the Brain – The Effects of Child Abuse.
Physical as well as psychological abuse of the child is not only harmful but highly dangerous. Not only for the individual but under certain circumstances for whole nations. ~ A. Miller, Ph.D
Watch (Warning – video contains graphic material)
It is now clear that what a child experiences in the first few years of life largely determines how his brain will develop and how he/she will interact with the world throughout his life.—Ounce of Prevention Fund
Our brains are sculpted by our early experiences. Maltreatment is a chisel that shapes a brain to contend with strife, but at the cost of deep, enduring wounds.” —Teicher
According to the World Health Organization, ‘World Report on Violence and Health’, children who grow up in a violent environment are more likely to be victims of child abuse. Those who are not direct victims have some of the same behavioral…
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