It depends on where you live, but in most cases is most certainly is.
NO! It's child abuse for which you can be arrested and your child removed from your custody.
yes punching a child is a form of abuse not punishment.
The physical striking of a child can be considered abuse. Ignoring a child is neglect, but if the child comes to harm while being ignored that can be considered abuse.
There is a difference between child abuse, assault, and fair punishment. A simple smack on the buttocks is acceptable, but punching or beating is not, and for the latter jailtime is certainly possible.
punching, kicking, biting, burning, beating, or pulling the victim's hair. The physical abuse inflicted on a child can result in bruises, burns, poisoning, broken bones, and internal hemorrhages
yes because if you cause an harm to your child its counted as child abuse
Some of the books that are helpful in preventing child abuse are "Understanding Child Abuse & Neglect", "Child Abuse: Implications for Child Development and Psychopathology (Development Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry)", and "Child Abuse and Culture: Working with Diverse Families".
No not with child abuse, but child endangerment. She will be charged with abuse if she abuses her child! (i am a law enforcement officer)
the one who see child abuse
Child abuse is a epedemic
Yes; physically hitting or hurting your child in ANY way is child abuse.
Substance and child abuse are similar because they both are the resulting direction of one's emotions. In substance abuse, the person tries to drown out their emotions by drinking. In child abuse, the person takes their emotions out on the child.