Effects of Verbal Abuse Kids T-Shirt

This piece was originally meant as a poster for child abuse awareness. Verbal abuse is the most common form of abuse and often the most damaging to children. It can and does cause PTSD and C-PTSD in children who are subjected to it.

The balloon where he says he can't think straight is in reference to the fact that on-going bullying and abuse, and the resulting PTSD and C-PTSD cause learning disabilities and an inability to concentrate (amygdala hijacking).

Shaming and insulting children will destroy them. These are not "healthy child learning experiences"; they are experiences that cause pain and trauma in little developing minds, period.

This piece originally went with my blog post on verbal abuse here: http://angry-alcoholics.blogspot.com/2015/10/constant-insults-and-criticism-how-to.html

I have a bachelor's degree in Studio Art and a masters degree in Art Education. I used to be an art teacher and taught grades K - 12. In order to teach art in the public schools, I needed to learn a lot of mediums. I have carried this into my art studio as well, painting in one area of the studio and making altered digital photographs in another part of the studio. My primary mediums are painting, drawing, digital art, illustrations, cartoons, hand thrown pottery and relief sculpture. If you see pottery in my photographic work, it is my own hand-thrown piece. I have shown my work in galleries and through juried shows at art centers and museums. Some notables include The Delaware Art Museum, Haverford Center of the Arts,...