Title: What Is Emotional Child Abuse?
Headings: What Is Emotional Child Abuse?
What Is Emotional Child Abuse?
What Is Emotional Child Abuse?
Signs of Emotional Child Abuse
Identifying Emotional Abuse
Traits of Perpetrators
Types of Emotional Child Abuse
Risk Factors for Emotional Abuse
Impact of Emotional Abuse
What to Do
Treatment for Emotional Abuse
Coping With Emotional Abuse
A Word From Verywell

Content: Risk Factors for Emotional Abuse
When it comes to abusive behaviors, there are a number of different risk factors that increase the likelihood that a person may engage in emotional abuse of a child. Aside from experiencing emotional abuse as a child themselves, here's an overview of things that put people at risk for being emotionally abusive toward children: Having a physical or mental illness such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression
Dealing with financial stress, unemployment, or poverty
Being socially isolated or separated from extended family
Raising a child that is developmentally or physically disabled
Using alcohol or drugs
Lacking parenting skills or an understanding of child development
Experiencing a family crisis or family stress such as being victimized by domestic abuse or having marital conflicts 3
Desiring to control a child by using words or actions
Feeling anger or resentment toward the child or childcare responsibilities
Experiencing jealousy of the child
Keep in mind that children do not cause another person to be emotionally abusive. Engaging in emotional abuse of a child is a choice that the perpetrator makes. While these risk factors may increase the likelihood that abuse might occur, the person being emotionally abusive still has a choice and can learn to make better, less damaging choices. Impact of Emotional Abuse
The consequences of child abuse in any form can be severe and can persist into adulthood. A child often believes that they are responsible for the abuse and that it means they are unloved, unlovable, and unwanted. Here are four of the major long-term effects of emotional abuse and deprivation. Attachment issues: Emotional abuse can interfere with a child’s ability to form and maintain healthy attachments.