the child can grow up and become depressed
Very.
abuse the child mentally or physically
Florida restricts all spanking as child abuse. Florida law states that any act that can physically or mentally hurt a child is considered child abuse and you can be charged with a felony for it.
In short, abuse is any action that disrespects another's request to stop. Dictionary.com states that abuse is: To use wrongly or improperly; misuse: abuse alcohol; abuse a privilege. To hurt or injure by maltreatment; ill-use. To force sexual activity on; rape or molest. To assail with contemptuous, coarse, or insulting words; revile. Obsolete. To deceive or trick.
Because it's considered child abuse and could make your child both verbal and mentally hurt for life.
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Child abuse affects a way the child thinks and acts. If a child was abused, for example hit multiple times, every time someone raises a hand(for a high five or something) they might twitch or something. Their ideas, thoughts, and dreams might be affected. Bad dreams, terrible thoughts, and they might think abuse is okay and abuse other people.
Psychological Abuse
David Pelzer, author of â??A Child Called Itâ?? was victimized by a sadistic and mentally ill mother. She treated the dehumanization and abuse of this little boy as a game. Fortunately, authorities stepped in and the child was removed from the home before the abuse escalated into murder. He went on to write several books about the abuse and his journey of healing after his ordeal.
yes because if you cause an harm to your child its counted as child abuse
Yes, it is. It may not seem like it, and while it's not the worse type of abuse out there, it is abuse. And any abuse is not good. Cursing, or yelling or just talking plain mean to them is verbal abuse, and while it may not hurt them physically, it does mentally. And if they are anything like me, they will end up hurting themselves physically because of it.
Some of the books that are helpful in preventing child abuse are "Understanding Child Abuse & Neglect", "Child Abuse: Implications for Child Development and Psychopathology (Development Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry)", and "Child Abuse and Culture: Working with Diverse Families".