Abuse Quote by David Elkind

“Many of the habits of dysfunctional families use are not from the lack of love but are the result of fear. Knowing the love-limiting…

— David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

“Many neglected and abused children grow up to be adults who are afraid to take risks of striking out on their own. Many will…

— Beverly Engel

“If abuse is to cease, and genuine love, respect, and trust are to be restored to the family picture- indeed to humanity's universal picture-…

— Moriah S. St. Clair

The nuclear family must be destroyed, and people must find better ways of living together.... Whatever its ultimate meaning, the break-up of families now…

— Linda Gordon

“Marital psychological abuse suffered by a parent can never be understood by disrespectful, ungrateful, growing, biased, brainwashed children.”

— Angelica Hopes

“All humans at some time experience injustice, assault, disqualification, invasion and betrayal. No person is completely shielded. We need not trace our family trees…

— Merle A. Fossum

“Controlling others is the cornerstone of dysfunctional families.”

— David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

The burden of abuse can sometimes be too much to bear, particularly for our families.

— Rachel Reeves

A clamor for 'family values' requires deliberate blindness to the abuses that occur within families.

— Bob Allen

Families will always have their trials; be living examples of love, forgiveness, and care

— Pope Francis

“In the history of the evolution of the family, you and the millions of other migrants like you represent an ongoing proliferation of the…

— Mohsin Hamid

Abuse and neglect negate love. Care and affirmation, the opposite of abuse and humiliation, are the foundation of love. No one can rightfully claim…

— Bell Hooks