I am so glad to found this thread. I have a 14 year old son who is an all honors student and overall a relativlely good kid but lacks self discipline toward his assignments and every time we use consequence (take away phone or Xbox), gets angry, volatile, abusive verbally and physic...
behavior in his article series, https://www.empoweringparents.com/article/kids-who-are-verbally-abusive-part-1-the-creation-of-a-defiant-child/ and https://www.empoweringparents.com/article/when-kids-get-ugly-how-to-stop-threats-and-verbal-abuse-part-2/. Thank you for being a loyal...
or a parent is verbally or physically abusive, let alone to the experiences of children living as refugees, the sense of betrayal and the child-logical implication that my sister and I just weren’t that important to our parents, that being there ...
It turns out she was a lady of the evening, a working girl. She went home with some guy she met at a bar last night. She cleaned his house cooked for him (he’s in a wheel chair). Around 3:00 am he started getting verbally abusive. He did not pay her and she left his house...
My daughters ex was mentally and physically abusive toward her and her and there three children, but still he got weekend visits this past Thanksgiving he got them and fearfully put what he wanted them to say to say to CPS and they believed the children. Keep in mind these children are ...
Happy couplesaren’t afraid to express their love for each other, both verbally and non-verbally. They say “I love you” often and show their love through their actions, not just words. Physical touch also plays a significant role inexpressing love. Happy couples engage in affectionate behavi...
growing up in an abusive environment, i began to see my adult life play out in the same way, and i had to step back and spend time alone until i was successful in sincerely valuing myself. it took eight long years for me to openly even say i LIKE myself. the mantra of “you’...
My parents were verbally abusive with each other, and it affected me as I grew up. Speak to your daughter withwords of affirmationmore than with direct criticism. Try speaking with the same encouraging tone that both lifts her and holds her accountable. If you are mean to her, she may th...
Let’s say you’re watching a film in which a parent hits or verbally abuses their child, and your partner mentions something about how they can relate. After the film is over, you can gently bring up that scene (and their response to it), mentioning that they don’t talk about that...
2. Bad and abusive teachers hinder the learning process. When the average “slow learner” is asked why they feel that label applies to them, they generally say that a parent or teacher told them so at some point. Many have had to deal with adults telling them that they were stupid or...