Short messages on Relationships issues from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Domestic violence threats are threats made within the context of an abusive relationship – threatening harm to themselves or to someone else like family or friends.
Isolation as a form of abuse happens when someone is stopping someone seeing their friends and family, keeping them inside and not letting them go out.
Financial abuse happens when someone is stealing money or bank cards, controlling finances and what someone spends, and not letting someone work.
Remember the phrase “What you think of me is none of my business”. Try to use this phrase all week whenever you feel judged.
You can’t change anyone else, however much you try. You can only change yourself.
In the UK, one in 14 children aged 11-17 (6.9%) have experienced severe physical violence at the hands of an adult.
Physical abuse happens when a child is deliberately hurt, causing injuries such as cuts, bruises and broken bones. It can involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning, slapping or suffocating.
In the UK, one in 14 children aged 11-17 (6.8%) have experienced emotional abuse.
Active emotional abuse involves an adult deliberately trying to scare, humiliate or verbally abuse a child. Passive emotional abuse happens when a parent or carer denies the child the love and care they need in order to be healthy and happy.
When there’s a disagreement, work out a solution that works for both parties – a compromise, rather than a need for the other person to change or completely give in.