Disciplining children by shouting can adversely affect children's personalities. A study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Michigan uncover the facts. According to the study, if the parents often shout at their children, they will develop bad behavior due to abusive verbal reaction.
"It's like a vicious circle and can impact both directions, both for children and parents. Harsh verbal discipline, defined as psychological strength with the aim to make children experience a taste deterrent or discomfort for the purposes of correction or control behavior. In fact, this will only discredit the child, "said study author, Ming-Te Wang.
Simply put, he said, when we yell at the kids to stop doing bad things, it will make them feel bad about themselves or about what they are doing.
Wang and his co-author, Sarah Kenny, found that verbal discipline in this way is associated with increased action or behavior problems, increased aggression, as well as interpersonal problems in children.
Shouts aggressive, causing children to feel rejected and make them feel parents do not like it. It also produces negative effects on the child's view of the world they are, family, and relationships.
The conclusion of the study is very clear, with a screaming child discipline is not only ineffective, but also make things even worse, the potential psychological problems of children in long-term, and damage the parent-child relationship.
Unfortunately, parents are turned into warm after doing such a disciplined way, can not undo the damage that has occurred. Verbal punishment can undermine a child's willingness to believe in his parents.
Better, if you want to change a child's behavior, try to communicate with him on the same level. Explain your concerns and thoughts in children. In addition, you also can follow the program of child care professionals, in order to appropriately handle the dysfunctional dynamics between parents and children.