TYPES OF ABUSE

This is a very sensitive area of abuse as it is one that most parents experience but very few will actually talk about. Primarily, this is the area where teenagers are constantly abusing their parents because they want to do their thing in their time. Whilst for many, the level of abuse here is generally mild, it sadly breaks out into other types of abuse, including severe physical abuse. It is certainly not gender specific as it is probably about equal between male and female.

An aside to this is where elderly parents are concerned and their children (and possibly even grandchildren) are just "too busy" to be interested in looking after their needs. This is not saying they should remove the independence of the elderly, but sometimes they need family support for something and the family could not be bothered with them. Children who ignore the needs of their elderly parents are, in fact committing a type of abuse.