Abuse and neglect occur for many reasons, and usually there is not one single reason. Some risk factors are common across all types of abuse and neglect, but they do not mean that abuse is certain to occur. If one or more of the problems listed below exists, it does not necessarily mean that a child is being abused or neglected. However, one or more of these factors increases the risk of abuse or neglect.
Some children are at risk of being abused, e.g. if they:
These are traumatic experiences which occur before the child turns 18 years old, and are remembered throughout life. They can include:
People who have suffered adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) often try to bring up their own children in homes where adverse experiences (ACEs) are more common. Children brought up in environments where violence, assaults and abuse are commonplace are more likely to develop such characteristics themselves. The behaviour is considered normal, which means the children are more likely to commit violent crimes and/or be victims of such acts in adulthood. There is a strong correlation between adverse childhood experiences and being open to harm. This can involve substance misuse, teenage pregnancies, mental illness and physical health problems. This means that the children of parents/carers who have been affected by ACEs are at an increased risk of subjecting their own children to adverse experiences.
Mae camdriniaeth ac esgeulustod yn digwydd am lawer o resymau, ac fel arfer nid oes un rheswm unigol. Mae rhai ffactorau risg yn gyffredin ar draws pob math o gamdriniaeth ac esgeulustod, ond nid ydynt yn golygu y bydd cam-drin yn sicr o ddigwydd. Os oes un neu fwy o'r problemau isod yn bodoli, nid yw'n golygu, o reidrwydd, y caiff plentyn ei gam-drin neu ei esgeuluso. Fodd bynnag, mae un neu fwy o'r ffactorau hyn yn cynyddu'r risg o gamdriniaeth neu esgeulustod.
Mae rhai plant mewn mwy o berygl o gael eu cam-drin, e.e. os ydyn nhw:
http://www.aces.me.uk/cymraeg/
Profiadau trawmatig sy’n digwydd cyn 18 oed ac yn cael eu cofio gydol oes. Gall y rhain gynnwys:
Mae pobl sydd wedi cael profiadau andwyol yn ystod plentyndod (ACEs) yn aml yn ceisio magu eu plant eu hunain mewn cartrefi lle mae profiadau andwyol (ACEs) yn fwy cyffredin. Mae plant sy’n cael eu magu mewn amgylcheddau lle mae trais, ymosodiadau a cham-drin yn gyffredin yn fwy tebygol o ddatblygu nodweddion o’r fath eu hunain. Caiff yr ymddygiad ei ystyried yn normal, sy’n golygu bod y plant yn fwy tebygol o gyflawni troseddau treisgar a/neu ddioddef gweithredoedd o’r fath pan yn oedolion. Mae cysylltiad cryf rhwng profiadau andwyol mewn plentyndod a bod yn agored i niwed. Gall hyn gynnwys defnyddio sylweddau, beichiogi yn yr arddegau, salwch meddwl a phroblemau iechyd corfforol. Mae hyn yn golygu bod plant y rheini sydd wedi cael eu heffeithio gan ACEs mewn perygl cynyddol o gyflwyno eu plant eu hunain i brofiadau andwyol.
Use the thought shower to note as many reasons you can think of why some children are more at risk of being abused.
Defnyddiwch y gawod syniadau i nodi cymaint ag y gallwch o resymau pam mae rhai plant yn fwy tebygol o gael eu cam-drin.
Answer the following questions.
Atebwch y cwestiynau canlynol.
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