abuse

crying
31.10.2023

A new study shows the importance of treating childhood verbal abuse as maltreatment. Right now, child maltreatment is usually divided into physical, sexual, emotional abuse, and also neglect.

Kate Yakimchuk research children parenting Psychology 31 October 2023
anxious dog
23.10.2023

If you want to adopt a shelter dog, then you need to know more about its history, so you can provide better conditions and help. Shelter workers often tell their visitors about different pets' stories, but sometimes they don't know what happened to their dogs - so what to do?

Kate Yakimchuk pets dogs shelter Animals 23 October 2023
sad woman
16.10.2023

For people living in abusive relationships, it's often hard to notice even the most obvious signs of their partner being abusive. Meanwhile, there are also plenty of unobvious signs that are even harder to spot, so you need to be careful with them as well.

Kate Yakimchuk relationship signs Psychology 16 October 2023
boy crying
07.10.2023

You might think that words can't actually hurt, but it's not true - and they can actually affect your kids a lot. A new study conducted by researchers from UCL and Wingate University emphasizes the importance of recognizing childhood verbal abuse by adults as a distinct form of child maltreatment.

Kate Yakimchuk research words children parents Psychology 7 October 2023