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Essay / Verbal Abuse of Young Children - 1534
Verbal Abuse of Young Children: The psychological effects of verbal abuse persist from childhood to adulthood. We live in a rapidly developing world where multitasking is an inevitable act. We spend most of our time learning and working. Pamela Druckerman, an American writer who works from home, said: “I want to do two jobs at the same time while I work from home with kids. » Especially with parents, active children can drive their parents crazy. For stubborn children, some families believe that reprimands are necessary to correct behaviors and for children to continue to learn knowledge and skills. The expression “Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a famous proverb which means that if parents refuse to punish an unruly child, that child will become a spoiled man. But not all parents know how to punish their children correctly. Usually, after the child's inappropriate actions, parents first scold or yell at the child. There are many opposing views on verbal abuse against young people. But, based on some practical experience and research, scolding children has more psychological impacts and subsequent psychological damage than physical violence. How common is verbal abuse? In an experiment by the University of New Hampshire, in a population of three thousand pairs of parents, after showing examples of cases of verbal abuse, more than sixty-three percent of the parents realized that they had psychologically abused the child. their children more than once (Vardigan). According to studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) in certain South American countries, 75% of the 1,525 Chilean children surveyed experience psychological violence from their parents. In Uruguay, between 1100 households,...... middle of paper ......method, French parents create closer relationships between themselves and their children. This relationship is necessary for the child to feel safe and able to confide in their parent. In addition, parents can detect their child's difficulties very early and thus easily help them overcome them (Drukerman). In conclusion, verbal violence is becoming a major problem in today's society. Verbal abuse can take place at home and at school. I think verbal abuse can be stopped very easily because adults are responsible for this problem. When adults scold children, they not only hurt them directly, but they also hurt themselves. When you express anger, you also lose your ability to be resilient to stress. Verbal violence strongly affects children's minds; its consequences last for the rest of their lives. Due to its harmful effects, do not use them on children..