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Understanding Long-term Effects Of Yelling At Your Kids

by Leadership News
11 months ago
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The fact that we want what’s best for our kids is why so many parents struggle with parenting choices.
It’s normal to get frustrated with your children, especially if they are misbehaving. But the way you express this frustration and deal with the situation can have major implications on their personality development and their long-term health.

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Truth be told, harsh parental disciplining measures, like yelling, can have an even bigger impact on kids than previously believed. Read on to learn what clinical studies have found about the long-term effects that yelling can have on kids.

Getting angry, hitting, shaking or yelling at children is linked with smaller brain structures in adolescence, according to a new study published in Development and Psychology. It was conducted by Sabrina Suffren, PhD, at Université de Montréal and the CHU Sainte Justine Research Centre in partnership with researchers from Stanford University.

The study, published in the journal Development and Psychology, examined the brains of 94 kids ages 12 to 16, who experienced harsh parenting when they were younger (between the ages of two and a half and nine).

The children were grouped by how often they experienced things like yelling or hitting. Kids who had more exposure to harsh parenting had less grey matter in their prefrontal cortex region and amygdala, areas of the brain that are associated with emotional and mental wellness.

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“The implications go beyond changes in the brain,” lead researcher Sabrina Suffren said in a press release.

“I think what’s important is for parents and society to understand that the frequent use of harsh parenting practices can harm a child’s development. We’re talking about their social and emotional development, as well as their brain development.

1. Yelling Makes Their Behaviour Problems Get Worse
You might think that yelling at your kids can solve a problem in the moment or can prevent them from behaving badly in the future. But research shows that it could actually be creating more issues in the long run. Yelling can actually makes your child’s behavior even worse. Which means you have to yell more to try to correct it. And the cycle continues.

A study on parent-child relationships showed that this is just the case in many families. In the study, 13-year-olds who were shouted at by their parents reacted by increasing their levels of bad behavior over the following year.

And if you think it matters which parent is doing the disciplining, it doesn’t. Another study found that there is no difference if harsh discipline comes from the father or the mother. The outcome is the same: behavioral problems get worse.

2. Yelling Changes The Way Their Brain Develops:
Yelling and other harsh parenting techniques can quite literally change the way your child’s brain develops. That’s because humans process negative information and events more quickly and thoroughly than good ones.
One study compared brain MRI scans of people who had a history of parental verbal abuse in childhood with scans of those who did not have a history of abuse. They found a noticeable physical difference in the parts of the brain responsible for processing sounds and language

3. Yelling Can Lead To Depression
In addition to children feeling hurt, scared, or sad when their parents yell at them, verbal abuse has the ability to cause deeper psychological issues that carry into adulthood.
In the study that tracked increasing behavioral problems by 13-year-olds who were yelled at, researchers also found an uptick in depressive symptoms.

4. Yelling Has Effects On Physical Health
The experiences we have growing up shape us in many ways, some of which we may not even realise. Stress in childhood from a verbally abusive parent can increase a child’s risk for certain health problems as an adult. ResearchTrusted Source tells us that experiencing stress as a child can have long-term impacts on physical health.

5. Yelling Can Cause Chronic Pain
A recent studyTrusted Source found a link between negative childhood experiences, including verbal and other kinds of abuse, and the later development of painful chronic conditions. The conditions included arthritis, bad headaches, back and neck problems, and other chronic pain.
It’s never too late to make a change in your parenting behaviour or learn some new techniques. If you notice yourself yelling a lot or losing your temper, ask for help. A therapist or even another parent can help you sort through some of those feelings and develop a plan to deal with them in a healthier way.

 


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