II. Background
- Negative behaviors may be precursors to Child Abuse
III. Causes: Intimidation using adult size, authority
- Instilling fear through looks, property destruction
- Yelling
- Violent Behaviors toward others, pets
- Threatening Punishment by God, Police, Foster home
IV. Causes: Emotional Abuse
- Name calling
- Shaming children
- Inconsistent parenting
V. Causes: Economic Abuse
- Withholding money or basic needs to control behavior
- Withholding child support
- Using child as a pawn in divorce
VI. Causes: Threats of abandonment, physical harm or confinement
- Using adult privilege
- Child treated as servant
- Punishing, bossing or constantly interrupting
- Isolation from peers, siblings, grandparents
VII. Resources
VIII. Reference
- Domestic Abuse Intervention Project, Duluth, MN