Violence against and among children of preschool age

U današnje vrijeme sve je značajniji porast nasilja nad i među djecom. Ovi oblici nasilja u fokusu su brojnih znanstvenika, ali i šire javnosti. Nasilje nad djecom može se definirati kao namjerno ozljeđivanje djeteta, prvenstveno od strane djetetove obitelji koja je najvažniji čimbenik u djetetovom životu. Različiti su oblici nasilja nad djecom, a kao najučestaliji navode se fizičko nasilje, emocionalno nasilje, seksualno nasilje i zanemarivanje. Dijete može biti izloženo i vršnjačkom nasilju. Nasilje među djecom može se opisati kao oblik nasilnog ponašanja u kojem je naglašena razlika moći između počinitelja nasilja i žrtve. Postoje različiti oblici nasilja među djecom, a najčešći su fizičko i verbalno nasilje. Postoje dvije vrste nasilja koja se odnose na djecu, a to su nasilje nad djecom i nasilje među djecom. Nasilje koje dijete doživljava u djetinjstvu najčešće ostavlja teške i dugotrajne posljedice u odrasloj dobi. Na sve oblike nasilja potrebno je djelovati odmah i što učinkovitije riješiti nastale probleme kako u budućnosti ne bi dolazilo do ponavljanja istih i/ili nastajanja novih.Nowadays, there is an increasing increase in violence againts and among children. These forms of violence are the focus of many scientists, but also of the general public. Violence against children can be defined as the intentional injury of a child, primarily by the child’s family which is the most important factor in a child's life. There are various forms of violence against children, and the most common are physical violence, emotional violence, sexual violence and neglect. A child may also be exposed to bullying. Violence among children can be described as a form of violent behavior in which the difference of power between the perpetrator of violence and the victim is emphasized. There are various forms of violence among children, the most common being physical and verbal violence. There are two types of violence that apply to children, namely violence against children and violence among children. The violence that a child experiences in childhood most often leaves severe and long-lasting consequences in adulthood. All forms of violence need to be acted upon immediately and as effectivelly as possible to solve the problems that have arisen so that in the future there is no repetition of the same and/or the emergence of new ones