What constitutes life endangerment in the context of child abuse?

• A. Any argument between caregiver and child.
• B. Any act by a person who willfully causes, inflicts, or permits a child to endure cruel and inhuman corporal punishment or mental suffering.
• C. Minor scolding that does not cause harm.
• D. Providing extra supervision.

Answer: (B)

Life endangerment means actions or neglect that place a child at immediate risk of serious physical harm or death. The statement describes willfully causing, inflicting, or permitting cruel and inhuman corporal punishment or mental suffering, which shows intentional harm and an extreme level of abuse that can threaten a child’s life or safety. That is why it fits life endangerment. The other scenarios don’t meet that threshold: an argument between caregiver and child isn’t automatically life endangerment; a minor scolding that causes no harm isn’t; providing extra supervision is protective, not endangering.