Child abuse although common is a serious issue and can be life-threatening.

Can your parent hit you. Youd walk out if your husband hit you - you cant when its your child By Sarah McDermott BBC News. But if it is his own child and the discipline doesnt involve serious physical injury he probably wont. In the state of california is it legal to slap your child in the face in a none abusive way.

IF you defend yourself and hurt them badly They can file civil charges against you but no court charges will be filed against you. This leaves parents who practice other forms of disciplinary. Do your parents say I love you.

If you try this when youre small it will just make em mad so theyll hit you harder. Nobody has the right to hurt you no matter what. He will know that the worst that you will do is hit him so he might flout your commands and do as he likes.

Determine if your parent was always talking negatively with you repeatedly stating negative comments about the way you dressed how you looked your abilities to accomplish anything your intelligence or who you were as a person If youve felt like you were never enough to your parents growing up you might have been emotionally abused. So you are not expected to be able to defend yourself like that and it could make things worse if you did. If you get hit first and have bruises you can have charges pressed against your parents.

The thing to remember is that usually adults are a lot bigger and stronger than children. My parents when I tell them that Im sad because of the kids in my class yelling and teasing me they just say ignore them but I cant and also my parents they hit me when I just mess up even for the most small thing they hit me with the belt or even a shoe or with wooden sticks it hurts real bad and my dad hit me on the wrist with a wooden stick. The niceties of law are way less important than this outcome.

If you are being abused if you are being hit you are being abused you need to seek help and get to safety. Any verbal threats made towards you your siblings or other family members are also acts of abuse. Parents are their childs first love.