Parenting style may differ from family to family, but, largely everyone agrees that a harsh parent can leave a negative impact on their child’s psyche. A recent study shows that harsh parenting can directly impact a child’s brain into their teenage years. But what is harsh parenting? A childcare assistant in a primary school in Buena Park, CA says that harsh parenting includes verbal or physical threats, frequent yelling, hitting, neglect, physical abuse, emotional abuse, etc. These are the most serious and damaging behavior traits that most of us equate with bad parenting. According to some research on child psychology yelling, shaking, hitting, and getting angry at kids repeatedly is linked to smaller structures in their brains. Harsh parenting leaves a negative impact on children and can directly impact a child’s brain into their teenage years.

A Psychologist, lecturing on child care tricks in a primary school in Buena Park, CA says that a harsh approach to parenting can cause an impact that can last beyond childhood. The implications go beyond changes in the brain. Frequent use of harsh parenting practices can harm a child’s development.

Recent experimenting on brain structure shows how harsh parenting affects a child’s brain. The prefrontal cortex and amygdala are crucial areas of the brain, and help with stress response, besides aiding, learning and memory. They also play a pivotal role in regulating emotions and dealing with anxiety, depression, and grief. The research shows that children who have faced harsh parenting in their childhood, have smaller prefrontal cortexes and amygdala in adolescents.

According to a child psychologist in a Childcare in Buena Park, CA, discipline is good for children and their physical and emotional development. But, some parents practice strict or rigid discipline and are authoritarian by nature. They do not allow their children to explore the world independently which often makes children fearful, anxious, or rebellious.

Withdrawing love and affection and ignoring a child as a punishment, because they have not done the job what you have told them, is also a type of bad parenting or harsh parenting you say. This type of behavior may make a child with poor self-esteem and low confidence. They become very reserved and do not want to express their wants and needs and with time this can lead to co-dependency. It is a psychological condition when the person becomes excessively emotional, suffers from low esteem, and depends on his partner for everything.

Some parents have a habit of harshly criticize their children in front of others. Children who are continuously shamed in front of the public or in private can develop issues with perfection and a fear of failure. This can lead to depression and anxiety.

Children who face harsh parenting in their childhood lack healthy mental development. Most of the time they become a problem child and grow into a negative person. They suffer from emotional and behavioral problems and become bad-tempered, aggressive, or excessively shy when they grow old.