The reason why we are changing our primary photos on Facebook

am ultimately sensitive of the issue of this blog post. I had to think twice before actually posting this.

Change your facebook profile picture to a cartoon from your childhood andinvite your friends to do the same. Until monday (December 6) there should be no human faces on faceb

ook, but an invasion of memories! This is for a campaign against violence on children.

The last count of child abuse cases in the Philippines was 4,456 on year 2007. Can you imagine four thousand four hundred and fifty six children b

eaten to death, harassed, maltreated, neglected and/or threatened beyond sanity?

SEVENTY SEVEN (77%) PERCENT of child abuse cases are rooted under sexual abuse.

Just so you know, there are four main categories of child abuse:

• Neglect - Neglect happens when the responsible parent or guardian fails of his duty to provide the child the primary needs for living like shelter, clothing, food, and hygiene. A neglected child usually has these indicators: dirty skin, offensive body odor, malnourished body, tattered or over-sized clothing, and is frequently unsupervised.

• Physical Abuse - As the video suggests, a real child does not bounce back, physically abused children suffer severe aggression and injury from their own parents or guardians. It can involve kicking, slapping, punching, and its worst case, strangling and killing.

• Emotional Abuse - Emotional abuse could be defined as name calling, ridicule, degradation, and destruction of personal belongings of an adult to a child. There is a much wide range of variety categorized under emotional abuse. Thus, making it very difficult to box.

• Child Sexual Abuse - This is a form of child abuse wherein an adult utilizes a child for his/her sexual pleasure. It could involve pressuring a child into a sexual activity, touching a child's genitals, indecent exposure, and forcing a child to view pornography. Below is a video of child sexual abuse courtesy of Prithvi Ministries Activities.

I, too, have been maltreated in a way I don't ever want to disclose. At whatever cost, I will fight against child abuse and seek justice to all that is concerned. This is my crusade.
One more thing, the victim almost always becomes the perpetrator. To all parents out there, adults, and guardians, please realize that the child you have is the parent of tomorrow. Whatever example set upon him will be exemplified and executed to his future children and the children of his children. Trust me, I should know.