Private Family Matter is an educational site exposing acts of child violence against our youngest citizens, birth through 13 years old.

There are countless examples for each category however the list will never be complete.

Because child abuse, brutality and child torture and especially child sexual abuse, brutality and torture remain secret, a traumatized child never heals.

As a result of physical and/or sexual trauma, a child remains frozen at the emotional age when the trauma took place.  This creates a "chi-ult", a child-adult, unable to move past the paralyzing event.  As a result the child physically grows but forever remains emotionally a child.

NOTE: Parent and siblings are often the culprits in child violence but don't forget extended family members, neighborhood or school bullies, casual acquaintances, babysitters and their drop in relatives or your most trusted family friends. It may be one, but more than likely it will be a combination of many! A parent can't watch every child they have interact with everyone they come into contact with so the best protection is to arm yourself with knowledge.