8 Signs of An Abusive Parent

Do you struggle with emotional abuse in your family? Do you have abusive parents? It’s a really hard question to answer. No one wants to think their parents are abusive, but many parents are. Hundreds of thousands of kids around the world struggle with familial abuse every year. The problem is... most kids don’t know what abuse actually looks like. In the video, let's look at the signs that your parents are not treating you the way they should, to help you understand the markers of emotional abuse and mental abuse. If you relate to this video and want to learn about how to deal with abusive parents, we've made a video on this for you too: https://youtu.be/F7-EYKMf0xI

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Credits:
Writer: Tristian Reed
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Anthony Plantyn
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:
Felitti, V. J. et al. (1998). Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14(4): 245-258

Brown, D. W. et al. (2009). Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Risk of Premature Mortality. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 37(5): 389-396.

McCauley, J. et al. (1997). Clinical Characteristics of Women with a History of Childhood Abuse: Unhealed Wounds. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 277(17): 1362-1368.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2018). Child Maltreatment 2018.

Child Abuse
Childhelp®
Phone: 800.4.A.CHILD (800.422.4453)
People They Help: Child abuse victims, parents, concerned individuals

Family Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Phone: 800.799.SAFE (800.799.7233)
TTY: 800.787.3224
Video Phone Only for Deaf Callers: 206.518.9361
People They Help: Children, parents, friends, offenders

We released another video on this today here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn2a7tHsfa0&ab_channel=Psych2Go

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