What do you make of the fate of a defenseless child who was kept in your care cos their parents feel you’re capable to be their guardian. Their lives are different without shields. Why not be their shield when they need one instead of being their nightmare that comes back to hunt them everyday of their lives..Listen to this podcast, and imagine how a child was treated with pepper and water. What is the fate of an African motherless or fatherless child? Why do some people treat them like animals and not humans. Why make them go through so much pain!! Child abuse is not just physical violence directed at a child. It is any form of maltreatment by an adult, which is violent or threatening for the child. This includes neglect. There are five general types of child abuse:Physical abuse: all forms of physical violence;Emotional or psychological abuse: an adult regularly berates the child, acts in a dismissive and hostile manner towards the child or intentionally scares the child.Physical neglect: the child does not receive the care and nurturing that it needs.Emotional or psychological neglect: continuous lack of positive attention for the child. Ignoring the child’s need for love, warmth and security. This category also covers cases in which children are witnesses to violence between their parents or caregivers.Sexual abuse: sexual contact which an adult forces upon a child.