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What is Criticism? What is yelling? What is verbal abuse? In response to Parenting 101

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What is criticism? Criticism is :

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"

a written evaluation of a work of literature

criticize - knock: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's ...

criticize - act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
If someone engages in any of this then they are criticizing...we all do it so no one is completely innocent and has "never" criticized someone, however, it still doesn't make it right and we should all strive to be less critical of others as well as ourselves.  If we did so the world would be a much better place to live.

What is yelling?  Yelling is:

yell - shout: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

yell - cry: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

yell - utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

yell - cry: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

yell - A shout; shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice; To convey by shouting

What is verbal abuse? What is emotional abuse?

Verbal abuse (also called reviling) is a form of abusive behavior involving the use of language. It is a form of profanity that can occur with or without the use of expletives. Whilst oral communication is the most common form of verbal abuse, it includes abusive words in written form.

Verbally mistreating or withholding positive emotional support from a child. Emotional abuse involves an adult speaking to a child in ways that are intended to demean shame, threaten, blame, intimidate, or unfairly criticize the child.

I feel I must correct something in regards to disciplining a child that is not yours.  No discipline per say occured by any party to said child.  Mutt was right about that.  Criticism did occur which was out of place, however, discipline per say did not.

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