Are parents who were abused as children more likely to abuse their own children?

Answer 1

statisticaly yes....however i was abused and i do not abuse my child...so if one is strong enough and has gotten over it and gotten help before a child is born the more and likly you can learn to break the cycle!

Answer 2

From experience working with children and adults that have been abused I find that if you were abused as a child you either do as you learned and abuse your own children or you go to the extreme the other way and spoil your children and let them do whatever they want. Both of these are very bad because when you spoil your child to this extent they believe that there is no consequences for their actions and that is when they get in trouble in school and later with the law. But there is also those that came out and raise their children with just the right amount of discipline but they are rare in these situations. This is just from my experience working in this population

Answer 3

I have always hated this question! Because I know that it is statistically true. But I was abused by my father when I was a child, and I think the experience actually made me a very conscientous mother. I mean I loved my children (well, I still love them but they are grown up, mostly--19 and 25) but I was acutely sensitive about how I treated them and how it would affect them because of my past. If anything my experience made me a more loving and careful parent.

Answer 4

I think parents that were abused as children are much less likely to abuse their own children becuase they have been through it and would never want thier children to have to go through it.

Answer 5

That's what they say but it is not necessarily true.
I wasn't abused and I did not abuse my children. It all depends on the person.

Some people who were abused when they were children would never do anything even close to that to their children. They treat their children the complete opposite.

Answer 6

If the issue has not been talked about and treated. I was abused and I have a 2.5 year old and 9 month old and I have never had issues with my kids.

Answer 7

As an abused child, i feel like i discipline my kids differently due to the fact that i don't want to be abusive. so no not ALL abused kids abuse their kids.

Answer 8

i think more than likey because my friends parents were abused and so was there daughter but her husband if you are or your friend is tell your mom or anyone you can but the couslor they will make your life hell and if your friend is being abused tell your own parents

Answer 9

Unfortunately, yes.
Though many think they do it for "revenge", it's not true. They do it mainly because of mental damage from being abused. They're not always trying to take it out on their kids, they just....abuse them....

Answer 10

Yes it is a cycle. There are instances when the person overcomes the cycle but, statistically people tend to model the parenting skills that they themselves had from their parents.....again not always but, if you see warning signs then you know that the cycle has continued.