Physical Abuse:
◦ Hitting, punching, kicking, cornering or standing over you, poking, shoving,
burning, spitting on you, pulling hair, holding you down or restraining you.
Financial abuse:
◦ He or she may withhold money, take your income, threaten to take your
belongings and house. Forcing a child to live in poverty.
Sexual abuse:
◦ Forcing you or your children to have sexual relations. Or inappropriate
touching or exposure
Psychological Violence
Blame‟s you, criticises
you and puts you down,
Makes excuses, denies
the abuse, tells you
what you should or
should not wear,
Makes you live in fear,
lets the children
witness this behaviour,
Threatens to call C.Y.F‟s
on you, keeps you up
all night yelling at you,
Doesn‟t allow friends in
your life, humiliates
you in front of others.
Psychological Violence
A child may
experience a variety
of reactions,
70% of what children
pick up from a violent
home are non-verbal
interactions.
Body language,
tension, even no
communication is all
absorbed by a child.
Http://www.police.govt.nz/service/yes/resources/violence/kos.html
References
Keeping Ourselves Family Violence, J.,
Safe, J., Yes Family Violence.
Resources: Violence Retrieved May 23,
Prevention. Retrieved 2009 from
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http://www.police.go .nz/familyviolence
vt.nz/service/yes/res
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tml Violence in Society.
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