Commissioned by Words Matter — a British charity that aims to improve children’s health by ending verbal abuse — the study was carried out by researchers at Wingate University in North ...

While there has been a decline in physical and sexual abuse of children, emotional abuse, including verbal assaults, is on the rise. But verbal abuse itself has not been recognized as its own form ...

A quick and easy way to avoid causing long-term harm to children is not yelling at them. A study published in the journal ...

The study authors also suggest adult training on “the importance of safety, support, and nurturance during verbal communication with children.” “Childhood verbal abuse desperately needs to ...

The study defines yelling, or harsh verbal discipline ... found that parents are better off communicating with their children "on an equal level, explaining their worries and rationale to them." ...