Other editions of book The Words Hurt: Helping Children Cope with Verbal Abuse

Physical abuse is not the only thing that scars a child. Words hurt too, and children often have no way of handling the harsh criticism of parents. In The Words Hurt, readers follow the story of Greg, whose father's problems have caused him to lash out at this son and fail to express the love he truly feels. Beautiful illustrations and a moving story provide critical support for children suffering from verbal abuse — reassuring them that they are good, not bad people, and are not alone.

Physical abuse is not the only thing that scars a child. Words hurt too, and children often have no way of handling harsh criticism from parents. In The Words Hurt, we follow the story of Greg, whose father's problems have caused him to lash out at his son and fail to express the love he truly feels.Greg's dad never physically hurt anybody, but he yelled things that often made the people around him feel awful. It became so bad that Greg began to wonder if he was a bad person. His friends' parents never treated their children the way his dad treated him Sometimes Greg even wished that he could go home with a different family.One afternoon, though, Greg finally expressed his sad and hurt feelings to his father.Beautiful illustrations and a moving story provide critical support for children suffering from verbal abuse, reassuring them that they are good, not bad, people and they are not alone.