This article was written by Jennifer Garam and provided by our partners at Prevention. Sure, Dad has a bad temper and Mom has her moods. But when do stormy temperaments cross the line into verbal ...

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...

Verbal abuse goes beyond having an argument. Name-calling, hurtful sarcasm, blame and manipulation, and threats are common signs. Setting boundaries and cutting ties if possible may help you stay safe ...

Verbal Abuse As Damaging As Physical Abuse To Children's Mental Health By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words ...

Of all the adages, there’s none I dislike more than this one: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never harm me.” I’ll readily admit that I’m not an embroidered-with-a-proverb tea ...

One thing became clear when researching my book, Verbal Abuse: how many people are confused by what is verbally abusive and what isn’t. Some of that may have to do with the sticks-and-stones rhyme, ...