It takes many forms. When child abuse occurs repeatedly, the effects can be crippling. Listed below are some very common abuses. All of them are shaming and harmful to the child. Click below for information about some very common abuses.
Emotional abuse is probably the most common kind of abuse a child suffers.
Verbal abuse, social abuse, neglect, and abandonment are all emotionally abusive. It also happens when the parents inappropriately express their feelings in the presence of the child. Verbal abuse occurs when the parent verbally attacks the child, screams, calls the child names, or uses sarcasm and ridicule. Because children do not have well-developed boundaries, even witnessing verbal abuse directed at someone else can be traumatic for them as is watching someone be physically or sexually abused. Social abuse occurs when a parent directly or indirectly interferes with the child's access to peers, when children aren't allowed to have friends visit or are afraid to have them visit because of family secrets, or when their parents' addictions are so out of control that the children must stay home to do the housework.