Young people will behave worse if they are scolded

US scientists say using heavy words with teenagers can make them worse behaviors.

Parents often scream, even curse, swear at their teenagers, or have heavy words like "shut up" or "lazy." However, new discoveries suggest that it will increase the risk of your child getting into more bad behaviors, Livescience said.

To conduct the study, the scientists investigated the case of 976 households in Pennsylvania, USA. If parents have harsh words with their children at the age of 13, their children are at increased risk of behavioral problems and symptoms of depression. The more frequently things happen, the more obvious the symptoms are. This leads to a vicious cycle, from which parents have taken "escalating" actions and used heavier words.

Minors behave worse because they are scolded.(Artwork: Shutterstock)

Associate Professor of Psychology Ming-Te Wang at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, said: "Our findings provide a better insight into why some parents have to scream that kids. Their teens are still not listening, they should not use heavy words to solve problems with their children, which will make them increase their bad behaviors. "

"To change the behavior of minors, parents should confide in their children as a friend and explain their worries , " Wang said.

Research results show that nearly half of parents, 45% of mothers and 42% of fathers, set their discipline with their children through harsh words in the past year. This situation is related to some life pressures as well as family economic status.

Young people will form their thoughts of being rejected or scorned by their parents, making them self-deprecated, self-controlling or developing hostile perspectives in parent-child-father-son relationships.

"The findings confirm that language insult and injury are never effective methods for teenagers," said Dr. Jefry Biehler, head of the pediatrics department at Children's Hospital in Miami.