Materials Required: None
Activity Time: 40 minutes
Concepts Taught: Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Abuse
Objective(s):
1)Students will be able to discuss the three major types of child
abuse with 100% accuracy.
2)Students will be able to list the steps of reporting child abuse
with 100% accuracy.
3)Students will be able to identify the warning signs of child abuse
with 90% accuracy.
Overheads with student notes
Overhead of sample case
Video Clips from Mommy Dearest
Room Arrangement:
There will be no change in the room arrangement.
Introduction to Lesson:
“I want everyone to sit back and relax, but don’t fall
asleep! I want you to watch these few video clips, and afterwards
I want to discuss what you feel is wrong about the situations
in these clips. It should be obvious to you.”
We will watch
a few clips from the movie Mommy Dearest that portrays a mother’s
abuse of her child. Then we will discuss the clips with the following
questions.
“This movie is based on the true story of Joan Crawford. She
adopted two children, and treated her daughter very poorly. Does anyone
want to react to what they just saw? If you were the nanny in this
household what would you have done?”
“Is there a difference between child abuse and discipline? If
so, where do we draw the line?”
Content/Learnings/Subject Matter:
Three types of child abuse
Emotional abuse
Sexual abuse
Physical abuse
1)Emotional Abuse
definition: any attitude or behavior
which interferes with a child’s
mental health or social
development
examples: yelling,
screaming, name calling, negative
comparisons, etc.
warning signs: loyalty to parents,
fear of punishment, maturity, personality, confidence
2)Sexual Abuse
definition: any sexual act between an adult and child
examples: fondling,
intercourse, pornography, oral sex, prostitution, etc.
warning signs: stomach-aches, trauma to body, torn undergarments, nightmares,
regression, confidence
3)Physical Abuse
definition: Any non-accidental injury to a
child
examples: hitting, kicking, slapping, shaking,
hair pulling, punching,
whipping, etc.
warning
signs: bruises, pain when
touched, anger, fear of person, confidence
call local law enforcement agency,
or child welfare agency
information may be given anonymously
helpful information: name,
gender, age, school attending, address, parents names
Activities/Experiences:
Before listing examples of abuse ask students what some examples
are.
After discussing this type of abuse ask students to identify it in
the film clips they previewed.
Before discussing who inflicts ask students, “Who do you think
is most often the inflictor of child abuse a stranger or someone that
is close to the family?” Have students raise their hands to which
one they feel is more common, and then ask for volunteers to explain
why they think that.
After discussing how to report abuse give an example of a child that
is being abused, and then discuss what they class would do.
Summary of Learnings (Review) of this Lesson/Closure:
A short case study will be displayed on the overhead, and the
class will discuss how they would handle this case. This will examine
their
understanding of the types of abuse, how to recognize
the abuse, and what to do about it.
Case Study:
Mary is a four-year-old child who attends Carebear Daycare. Mary
is usually a very pleasant child who is filled with energy. Lately
she is acting very withdrawn, and doesn’t want to be around
the other children.
Mary’s parents are going through a
divorce. She is living with her mother, but visits her father
on weekends. Mary was happy to visit
her father at first, but lately she seems to be afraid of him.
When he comes to pick her up on Fridays she ignores his presence
and continues
to play.
Mary has complained of frequent stomachaches, and doesn’t
like to use the bathroom because she says it hurts.
The other day she came
in with a large bruise on her leg, but mom said she
fell while at dad’s house.
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