Child maltreatment can affect any child, usually between the ages of 0 and 18, and occurs across socioeconomic, religious, ethnic backgrounds or even educational. Arguably, child abuse and neglect represents a violation of a child's basic human rights resulting from social, familial, psychological, and economic factors (Kiran, 2011). Family factors include, among others, lack of support, poverty, single parenthood, and domestic violence (McCoy and Keen, 2009). The most common types of child maltreatment include physical abuse, emotional maltreatment, neglect, and sexual abuse, among others. Abuse and neglect can lead to a range of impacts on children and young people, such as physical, behavioral and psychological consequences that will affect the child's development and growth in positive or negative ways based on the environment and action . Additionally, the emotional, cognitive, and physical developmental impacts of abandoning children early in childhood can be carried forward into adulthood. Research findings reveal that the experience of maltreatment can cause important long-term consequences on all aspects of a child's health, growth, intellectual development and mental well-being, and these effects can impair their functioning as adults. Commonly, the act of abuse/or neglect against a child affects the child's physical and behavioral development and growth, which can be positive or negative, depending on the child's environment and actions. Another way to understand how the act affected the child is to look at him for who he is, by interviewing and observing his behaviors in daily life. It is arguable that child maltreatment can be seen as a violation of human rights caused by various factors. factors involving the individual... half of the article... Ross disciplinary approach (2 ed., pp. 99-160, 211-266). Bristol: The Policy Press.Kiran, B. (2011). Child abuse and neglect. Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry. p.79.McCoy, M., & Keen, S. (2009). Child abuse and neglect. Taylor and Francis. Shreeve, D. F. (2012). Reactive attachment disorder: A case-based approach. New York: Springer.Smith, M., & Segal, J. (n.d.). Child abuse and neglect. : Recognize, prevent and report child abuse. Retrieved January 14, 2014, from http://www.helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htmVitaro, F., & Carbonneau, R. (2005). Resilient children of addicted parents. Ottawa, Ontario: Health Canada].Welfare Information Gateway. (2013). Long-term consequences of child abuse and neglect. Washington DC: Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Children.