I agree, a very high percentage. I also agree that it isn't always abuse either. I wasn't abused, I was neglected. It all comes down to proper development. This is what we are supposed to be doing while we are growing up and if we don't get this due to our environment it can cause us problems.

I don't think that punishment is the way out. All of these parents who have harmed us didn't do it on purpose really. They are wounded people too and frequently just didn't know how to handle things.

One thing that I think can cause abuse is that parents don't realize that when they scream at their children that their children cannot process anything because they are scared to death from the screaming. The parent then thinks that the kid just isn't listening and then they think that the child deserves this abusive response then.

I am sorry for what happened to you....