Have negative attitudes towards children. Perceive children as unrewarding and difficult to enjoy. Associate their own negative feelings with the child's difficult behavior, particularly when the child reacts against their poor parenting methods. Emotional abuse has increasingly been linked to: Parental mental health problems, Domestic Violence, Drug and alcohol misuse, Being abused or having been in care as children (Iwaneic and Herbert 1999). Refer to PG:223 for the following information on Emotional Abuse Provide one minute to read. Say: Many parents are emotionally abusive without being violent or sexually abusive; however, emotional abuse invariably accompanies physical and sexual abuse. Emotionally abusive parents practice forms of child-rearing that are orientated towards fulfilling their own needs and goals, rather than those of their children. Their parenting style may be characterized by overt aggression towards their children, including shouting and intimidation, or they may manipulate their children using more subtle means, such as emotional blackmail. Parents may also emotionally abuse their children by them, which means that they may encourage their children to act in inappropriate or criminal ways with direct encouragement and/or by surrounding the child with adults for whom such behavior is normative. Emotional abuse does not only occur in the home. Children can be emotionally abused by teachers and other adults in a position of power over the child. Children can also experience emotional abuse by other children, and one of the most common experiences of child-to-child emotional abuse is "bullying". Say: Now let’s learn about the Types of Mental Injury. Display slide 11.5.115: Types of Mental Injury (PG:223)
Have negative attitudes towards children. Perceive children as unrewarding and difficult to enjoy. Associate their own negative feelings with the child's difficult behavior, particularly when the child reacts against their poor parenting methods. Emotional abuse has increasingly been linked to: Parental mental health problems, Domestic Violence, Drug and alcohol misuse, Being abused or having been in care as children (Iwaneic and Herbert 1999). Refer to PG:223 for the following information on Emotional Abuse Provide one minute to read. Say: Many parents are emotionally abusive without being violent or sexually abusive; however, emotional abuse invariably accompanies physical and sexual abuse. Emotionally abusive parents practice forms of child-rearing that are orientated towards fulfilling their own needs and goals, rather than those of their children. Their parenting style may be characterized by overt aggression towards their children, including shouting and intimidation, or they may manipulate their children using more subtle means, such as emotional blackmail. Parents may also emotionally abuse their children by them, which means that they may encourage their children to act in inappropriate or criminal ways with direct encouragement and/or by surrounding the child with adults for whom such behavior is normative. Emotional abuse does not only occur in the home. Children can be emotionally abused by teachers and other adults in a position of power over the child. Children can also experience emotional abuse by other children, and one of the most common experiences of child-to-child emotional abuse is "bullying". Say: Now let’s learn about the Types of Mental Injury. Display slide 11.5.115: Types of Mental Injury (PG:223)
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