Emotional (psychological) child abuse

Forms of emotional abuse of children:

1. Rejection of the child - the parent acts as if the child does not exist or constantly pushes him away.
2. Degradation or devaluation - the parent constantly criticizes, humiliates, belittles, ridicules and shames the child.
3. Terrorism - a parent verbally terrorizes a child by threatening to leave him, throw him out of the house, hurt him, steal his things, do something bad to his pet.
4. Isolation - the parent isolates the child from normal social experiences, accelerates his contact in the family, socializing with peers.
5. Formation of inappropriate behavior of the so-called "spoilage of the child" - the parent leads the child to various forms of violent, destructive and antisocial behavior.
6. Exploitation - the parent exploits the child in order to satisfy his needs, forces him to do inappropriate jobs or jobs for which he is not up to development.
7. Deprivation of emotional exchange, availability or essential stimulation - parents lack emotional warmth in relation to the child.
8. Unreliable and inconsistent parenting - the parent has vague or ambivalent demands from the child, depriving him of a sense of family stability.

How to recognize a child who is emotionally abused?

Physical indicators of emotional abuse are retardation in the growth and development of the child, urination and defecation in the panties, banging of the head, biting, sleep disorders and headaches. If you notice unusual emotional reactions in a child, such as phobias, hypochondria, obsession, behavioral extremes, anxiety, inappropriate "old" behavior or infantile behavior, sudden changes in the child's appearance or school success, it may be an emotionally abused child. Depression, suicide attempts and abandonment of the family environment by the child may also indicate this form of abuse.