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Childhood hurts
THIS is psychological trauma that occurs as a result of distressing events in a child’s past. Children are usually hurt and abused by people they trust and love such as their parents.

When emotional wounds take place in childhood, these hurts are experienced from a child’s perspective (view). The children understand these memories and store them as children, and they blame themselves for the bad things that happened to them. Children are not able to process things like adults can, so they carry these feelings and experiences into their future. Any form of child abuse, be it sexual, physical or mental is harmful. Some children grew up with abusive step parents or angry and bitter mothers who are divorced. These mothers have a tendency to constantly shout at everyone in the house. Some parents might have been overwhelmed with poverty and responsibilities, so they simply ignored their children. Other children might have been adopted and so they might suffer from abandonment or rejection issues. So when you have grown up under such environments you can be wounded in your childhood. Such people have to be taught how to manage and control their emotions. Some of the emotional problems might stem from teachers who used to despise and criticize children, telling them that they will never be able to pass anything.

Such remarks made by parents, relatives or teachers are traumatizing to children who are growing up.

Disciplining Children in an Ungodly Way
How was your family set up when you were growing up? What was happening? When you would fail what would your mother say? How were you disciplined? Did your parents or relatives use their hands to slap you? Were you kicked? Bullies come from homes where they were ill-treated. Parents must note that no discipline at all is a form of abuse too because spoilt children that always had their way also become emotionally disturbed adults. They continue to demand that things be done their way without regarding other people’s perspectives or feelings. They are selfish and never see their wrongs because their parents or guardians did not correct them as they were growing up. Parents must use a rod to discipline children.
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