C4- Psychological Maltreatment
Psychological maltreatment transpires when there is damage to a child’s behavioral, cognitive, emotional or physical functioning. It can be caused by a parent, or any other caregiver.
Parents and caregivers’ behaviors and the way they treat their children can cause psychological maltreatment. These behaviors can manifest in many forms including embarrassment, putting them down, making your child feel like a they are not good enough, or that they are a disappointment. Have you ever been in public and overheard a parent treating their kid like crap? Saying things like: “If you don’t stop crying I am going to leave you here!” or “If you don’t get over here right now, I will kill you.” Talking to a child in this
Psychological maltreatment transpires when there is damage to a child’s behavioral, cognitive, emotional or physical functioning. It can be caused by a parent, or any other caregiver.
Parents and caregivers’ behaviors and the way they treat their children can cause psychological maltreatment. These behaviors can manifest in many forms including embarrassment, putting them down, making your child feel like a they are not good enough, or that they are a disappointment. Have you ever been in public and overheard a parent treating their kid like crap? Saying things like: “If you don’t stop crying I am going to leave you here!” or “If you don’t get over here right now, I will kill you.” Talking to a child in this