Opinion: Think before shouting at your child: to them, words can be as harmful as physical blows

Peter Fonagy
Peter Fonagy


Words are humans’ most powerful tools, and harsh language used against children can damage them for the rest of their life, writes Professor Peter Fonagy (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) in The Guardian, following a new study that shows how verbal abuse impacts children
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