Physical abuse includes but is not limited to the following: • Punishing a child excessively • Smacking, punching, beating, shaking, kicking, biting, burning, shoving, choking, throwing, stabbing, grabbing • Hitting a child (with a hand, stick, strap, or other object) • Leaving a child in an uncomfortable and/or undignified posture for an extended period of time or in a poor environment • Forcing a child to work in poor working conditions, or in work that is inappropriate for a child's age, over a long period of time • Gang violence • Harmful initiation ...

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