Parents Understanding of Verbal Abuse in Early Childhood in Sungai Pinang

This research was conducted with the aim of knowing parents' understanding of verbal abuse in children with the research location in Sungai Pinang village. The background of this study is that not a few parents who are verbally abusive to their children realise that this attitude will have a negative impact in the future. This study used a descriptive qualitative method involving 7 parents as participants. The findings of this study suggest that most of the parents involved as participants do not understand verbal abuse, as well as the forms and impacts of verbal abuse itself. Thus, this research is expected to provide an overview of parents' understanding of verbal violence in Sungai Pinang village.