Child abuse can be PHYSICAL - shaking, hitting, beating, burning, or biting a child.

Child abuse can be EMOTIONAL - constantly blaming or putting down a child; excessive yelling, shaming.

Child abuse can be SEXUAL - incest, any forced sexual activity, exposure to sexual stimulation not appropriate for the child’s age.

Child abuse can be NEGLECT - a pattern of failure to provide for the child’s physical needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, and medical care; a pattern of failure to provide for the child’s emotional needs, such as affection, attention, and supervision.

But let me ask you this.

I personally know a woman who smokes cigarettes like a chimney. We are not friends just acquaintances. Normally I wouldn’t care because basically my philosophy is: “To each his own.”

However, this particular individual is at least 3 to 4 months pregnant. And to me, that’s a form of child abuse even though it doesn’t fall within the normal child abuse guidelines.

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