Helping Little Hands understanding of abuse. "To me abuse comes in many forms. Abuse is when a person makes another feel hurt, frightened, and neglected repeatedly. Abuse can be physical such hitting another with an object, using others to harm, or the self. Abuse can be verbal such as yelling, degrading and calling names. Abuse can also come when you neglect or give no reassures of care; for exam
ple neglecting to feed, neglecting to provide care and neglecting to acknowledge a child or adult that is in your care. Just these few examples could have ever lasting effects on a child's emotional and mental health so its important for care givers to look for signs and to be a good example for new parents."- Heather Ainsworth
"Repeated acts of cruelty, violence or mistreatment. Unethical of that in which someone is supposed to be treated."- Lawrence Taylor
"The worst kind of abuse is emotional & psychological. Physical abuse is bad but physical wounds heal. The other kind includes betraying trust by using whatever personal weakness as a weapon to bully them, discounting anything good about them, not listening to them, not making any effort to empathize or understand them, withholding affection or companionship to gain power, gaslighting, being disrespectful, and the list goes on with basically not treating someone in a kind way that you'd like to be treated. These kinds of wounds usually take a lifetime to heal (if ever) & make it near impossible for the person to recognize or utilize the tools necessary to heal. Wounds from physical abuse heal naturally over a period of time but can have a permanent negative effect on health & development."- Freya Carlson
"Abuse is abuse in any form. There are different ways abuse can occur. It’s important to learn how to recognize signs of abuse and spread more awareness. All form of abuse has one thing in common, to inflict FEAR. We need to take action to educate others and teach how to recognize the signs. We at HLHands are here to help those seek hope in being released from the chain of abuse."- Joleen Salinas
