| I am a man of 54 years now. But despite | | | | behavior. I have seen some parents who |
| seeing so many things in my life and | | | | verbally abuse their child in presence of the |
| experiencing all the emotions, I feel hurt | | | | teacher. All the complaints they have about |
| when I am verbally abused. It is not that | | | | the child are made right in the presence of |
| verbal abuse does not hurt. Some people think | | | | the teacher. This is a verbal thrashing. |
| that verbal abuse can be easily forgotten and | | | | Somehow because the child cannot hit back, it |
| one may go forward. Yes, one goes forward but | | | | is taken as granted by many adults that |
| the scars of the wound inflicted by the | | | | children can be verbally abused without |
| verbal abuse go along with many of us. How | | | | hurting them. Adults feel good after verbally |
| about a child? A child can be verbally abused | | | | abusing them and feel that they know how to |
| in many ways. Children abusing each other | | | | properly train a child. The facts are |
| with name calling etc. are common. But worse | | | | contrary. The child feels humiliated. |
| is verbal abuse by elders. Parents, relatives | | | | Whenever we talk to a child, we should put |
| and teachers form part of this group in a | | | | ourselves in their shoes and first think |
| child's life. Many parents have set ideas | | | | about how that will affect the child. Only |
| about how a child should behave. If the child | | | | after we are sure, we should speak to a child |
| does not behave that away, the parents do not | | | | about sensitive issues. Verbally abusing a |
| explain them the right way but make fun of | | | | child is a crime in law, and also a bigger |
| them verbally. If such fun is made in | | | | crime in the scheme of God. |
| presence of others the child's psyche is | | | | |
| hurt. The hurt may look very innocent but | | | | CD Mohatta writes text for myspace graphics |
| that makes a child feel insecure about | | | | and myspace comments. The site offers |
| themselves. The children lose faith in their | | | | layouts, codes, surveys, etc. for myspace |
| own abilities. They learn wrong methods of | | | | users. Do try quizzes at funquizcards. |