Your parent might yell at you to stop you from doing something dangerous or bad, but this one-time incident doesn't necessarily mean you are being verbally abused. But if you experience repeated name-calling, shaming, or threats, then this is considered verbal abuse or verbal assault.  Your parents yelling at you or scolding you does not count as verbal assault. That type of discipline is usually appropriate and has a purpose, as long as it doesn't get out of hand. If your parents are constantly screaming or saying mean things to you, even when you haven't done anything wrong, they are emotionally abusing you. If your parents talk down to you, shame you, or make fun of you on a regular basis, they are emotionally abusing you. If your parents are ignorant of your self-identity (LGBT) or talk down on you for it, that can be considered emotional abuse. Any verbal threats made towards you, your siblings, or other family members are also acts of abuse. If a parent gives you the silent treatment, tries to make you feel bad, or tries to cut you off from having other people in your life (like friends, uncles, aunts, and grandparents), this can also be emotional abuse.  If your parent refuses to look at you, refuses to acknowledge you as their child, or refuses to call you by your real name, that is emotional abuse. If your parents refuse to touch you, deny your physical/emotional needs, or say mean things to make you feel bad, they are abusing you. Isolation means cutting you off from friends, family, or other people who are important to you. They may isolate you from only certain people they disapprove of, or from people in general. This may be an attempt to stop other people from influencing you, so they can keep you under their control.  Not allowing you to be friends with people, simply because the parent doesn't like them. Not allowing you to have friends over, or visit friends' houses. Disallowing/ignoring your requests to leave the house or do an activity, even though they have the time/money to do so. Monitoring phone calls and other interactions. Criticizing people in order to alienate you from them. Pulling you out of clubs or even school because they don't like the people you're exposed to. It is wrong for parents to belittle you, say they don't want you, or criticize your personality (as opposed to your actions). There's a difference between saying "you hurt your sister's feelings" and "You're a mean and terrible person." An abusive parent may make you feel unwelcome in the family.  Saying they wish you were never born, or that they had aborted you Name-calling Saying they wish they had a different child instead of you (such as a girl instead of a boy, or a non-disabled child instead of a disabled one). Making fun of your looks or abilities Wishing you would die Talking about how bad/difficult/awful you are, either to your face or to someone else right within earshot Talking about how you have ruined their life Kicking you out of your home Corrupting means exposing you to something that is illegal or very harmful, and possibly encouraging you to do it.  Encouraging you to steal, do drugs, cheat, bully, etc. Giving you drugs or excessive alcohol, or doing this in your presence Encouraging irresponsible promiscuity Encouraging you to harm yourself or others Parents should be reasonable when holding children to standards. For example, four-year-olds should not be expected to do laundry, ten-year-olds should not be expected to care for younger siblings for the weekend, and many disabled children should not be expected to do the same things that their non-disabled peers can. Responsibilities and expectations should be based on a child's developmental level.  Expecting you to do things beyond your developmental level Making you care for a family member when you are too young or otherwise not able Blaming you for others' behavior Expecting you to do an unreasonable amount of household chores Being terrorized by your parents means feeling threatened or unsafe. Parents terrorize children to make their kids feel fearful.  Putting you, a sibling, a pet, or a favorite toy in danger, as a punishment for something you did Extreme, unpredictable reactions Being violent to a person, animal, or object in front of you (such as throwing a glass against a wall, or kicking a pet) Yelling, threatening, or angrily cursing Holding you to high standards and threatening to punish or hurt you if you fail Threatening to harm you, themselves, or others Abusing someone else in sight or earshot of you Abusive parents may embarrass you or invade your privacy, and obsess over whether you are doing things they don't want. They may be the "my house, my rules" type.   Making you do something embarrassing Looking through your phone, diary, or browser history Removing the door from your bedroom Videotaping your punishment to post on the internet Making fun of you Following you around when you are with friends Gaslighting is when an abuser tries to convince a victim that the victim's experiences aren't real, to make them doubt their own sanity. For example, maybe an abuser hits a victim and calls them lazy, then the next day says that the victim made that up. Gaslighting includes:   Calling you crazy or a liar Telling you "that's not what happened" or "I never said that" Saying that you're exaggerating Telling others that you are delusional, or otherwise unreliable and not telling the truth Moving things around and insisting that nothing has changed Saying "you did that on purpose" when you make a mistake
ميّز متى تتعرض للإساءة اللفظية. ميز التجاهل والإهمال العاطفي. تعرَّف على سلوك العزل. ضع في اعتبارك طريقة تحدث والديك عنك. لاحظ إفساد السلوك. ضع في اعتبارك الاستغلال. ميّز الترهيب. لاحظ الإذلال أو الحرمان من الخصوصية كنوعٍ من أنواع العقاب. لاحظ علامات التلاعب العقلي.