A new study reveals that yelling and shouting at children can be as damaging as physical and sexual abuse.

<div class="block">A new study reveals that yelling and shouting at children can be as damaging as physical and sexual abuse.</div>

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Study: Shouting at Children a Form of Abuse

And a new study reveals that yelling and yelling at Children can be as damaging as physical or sexual abuse. Parents who shout, yell, denigrate or make verbal threats are causing just as much damage as traditional abuse. Now, the study's co author said parents who use criticizing words like stupid and lazy can also negatively impact their Children. The UK academics behind the study says this form of maltreatment has not received adequate attention. A recent study of young people in the US by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 55% of older school students had been cursed at or experienced verbal insults in the family home.