Shouting at Kids Can Have Lifelong Impacts – On Par With Physical or Sexual Abuse

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A new systematic review by researchers at UCL (University College London) and Wingate University has highlighted the importance of identifying childhood verbal abuse by adults as a standalone subtype of child maltreatment, to ensure targeted prevention and address the lasting harm it can inflict. Child maltreatment is currently classified into four subtypes: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. These classifications guide the creation of interventions and the monitoring of affected populations.

The nature of childhood verbal abuse involves behaviors that can be detrimental to a child’s well-being, such as belittling, shouting, and threatening language. It was found that these actions could have a lasting impact throughout the child’s life, creating underlying emotional and psychological repercussions, including increased risks of anger, depression, substance abuse, self-harm, and obesity.

 https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-warn-that-shouting-at-kids-can-have-lifelong-impacts-on-par-with-physical-or-sexual-abuse

Childhood verbal abuse as a child maltreatment subtype: A systematic review of the current evidence https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213423003824?via%3Dihub

[LightAngel]

Children are so little and fragile, so of course they should be treated gently!

 

[Piney]

42 minutes ago, LightAngel said:

Children are so little and fragile, so of course they should be treated gently!

 

Never show outward anger. Only sad disappointment if you must.