The Effects of Physical and Verbal Abuse on Children

One of the rising issues among children in our society today is the verbal and physical abuse they are receiving from their parents and guardians. This is creating unhealthy families and dysfunctional environments where children are the victims of these abusive homes. Another cause of concern is the psychological and emotional detachment abusive children have to endure.
These affects occur when they have a history of being neglected or physically abused. A
UNICEF on child wellbeing reported that the United States and the United Kingdom are ranked lowest among industrial nations with respect to child well being. They also found that it’s more common for child abuse to occur in single-parent families than in families where both parents are present. This will only lead to more patterns of abuse in other relationships down the road. We are looking at children who will be scarred for the rest of their lives. As they are being raised in this environment, it will ultimately affect their future in society, their psychological behavior’s, and the emotional behavior.

Many abusive homes do not realize the affects it has on their children’s future with society. A numerous amount of these children carry baggage’s of pain and scars on their body. They leave home with being neglected and unloved during their upbringing. The common trail they take is an escape from that reality. In other words, abusive kids try to find something that will fill out their empty space. Usually turning to alcohol, drugs, parties, sex, and other things that puts them out of touch with their current reality. What this all leads to are serious illegal consequences.
According to dreamcatchers, eighty percent of juvenile and adult prisoners were raised in violent homes. That is a staggering statistic when seeing the overpopulation of criminals in prison.
Another future consequence is the deprivation abused children will encounter in future relationships. They