A young person may be subjected to emotional abuse by:

• Not being given opportunities to express their views.
• Deliberately being silenced.
• ‘Making fun’ of what they say or how they communicate.
• Imposing age or developmentally inappropriate expectations on the young person. These may include:
  • Interactions that are beyond the child’s developmental capability, as well as overprotection and limitation of exploration and learning, or preventing the child participating in normal social interaction.
  • Seeing or hearing the ill-treatment of another.
  • Serious bullying (including cyber bullying), causing children frequently to feel frightened or in danger, or the exploitation or corruption of children.