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New research has found that parents who yell at their children can put them at greater risk of self-harm, drug use or even prison time, reports “Metro“.
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A study published in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect says that emotional abuse – yelling, unwarranted criticism and threats – is harmful and can affect a child in the long term.
“These types of adult actions can be just as damaging to a child’s development as, for example, physical and sexual abuse,” the academics write.
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According to the study, emotional abuse affects 40% of children (if not more), while physical and sexual abuse is experienced less.
Professor Shanta R Dube, an expert on child abuse and co-author of the study, says: “Adults are often unaware that the tone of their shouting and judgmental words such as ‘stupid’ and ‘lazy’ can have a negative effect on children, especially in cases where they themselves were brought up that way.
In another recent article published in BMJ Open, Professor Mark Bellis points out that those who have experienced emotional abuse are almost twice as likely to use ‘weed’ as those who have not. Likewise, a greater number of children who have experienced emotional abuse are much more likely to end up in prison.
In a UK survey of 11- to 17-year-olds, 41% of respondents said that adults—parents, teachers, guardians—often used offensive words against them. Half said they experienced it every week, and one in ten said it was a daily occurrence.
Words are used to insult or criticize them.
When asked what words are most often used to insult them, the children answered: “You’re good for nothing, you’re stupid and you can’t do anything right.”
Professor Peter Fonaghy, chief executive of the Anna Freud Centre, said: “Children are genetically predisposed to trust what adults say. They take us adults seriously.
“If we use this trust to abuse children with words, instead of teaching them, it can not only drive them into shame, isolation and exclusion, but also create difficulties for the child to communicate with his peers.”
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“From hundreds of studies, we can conclude that child exposure to emotional abuse has a profound effect on children and is associated with ongoing psychological discomfort, physical as well as mental impairment.”
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2023-10-02 15:41:54
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