10 Points: What might make you suspect a child is a victim of child abuse? Child abuse is the physical or emotional maltreatment or neglect of a child from caregiver or parent. Children who were abused can show developmental delays. Child abuse is mostly common in stressful environments like poverty. It was believed that children from low SES are more likely to be abused but it can happen in any SES. Signs that show a child is being abused are visible injuries or marks that can’t be explained. Sometimes the child would have burn marks from hot water or from cigarettes burns. They have a hard