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Toxic adults will try to keep you from information like this if they know about it.

Important links

27 Signs of Toxic Parents (or other adults)
(especially #13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 27)

How to Protect Against Toxic Behavior

Recognizing Toxic Behavior

Action

Spot toxic people
  • Who makes you feel good to be with and who doesn't?
  • Who respects your privacy and who doesn't?
  • Who wants you to be free and who wants to control you?
  • Who wants you to grow and who wants to hold you down?
  • Who gives you positive attention and who doesn't?
  • Who wants to give and who wants to take?
  • Who is happy when you are happy and who is upset by it?
Some Q&A

Can being a toxic adult be child abuse?

Being toxic can be a form of emotional abuse, which we know can leave children scarred clear into adulthood.

What can a kid do to get out of a toxic place?

That is a problem because kids don't have too many resources. If it's physical or sexual abuse, you can call the police or Children's Services. But emotional abuse can be difficult to prove and toxic people are very good at looking innocent and blaming someone else. That's part of what makes them toxic. The police wouldn't be able to do anything but Children's Services might. You can also talk to your school psychologist and even ask them to talk with other adults who know about the situation. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD) has professional counselors available. If things get really serious, call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or text HELP to 741741.

Does being toxic mean there is something mentally wrong with you?

It can. Being toxic can be a sign of such things as borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder. Or, it can mean you're just an asshole.

More resources
What children need
  • Love
  • Respect
  • Stability
  • Security
  • Affection
  • Trust
  • Privacy
  • Protection
  • Nurturing
  • Room to grow
  • Adventures
  • Knowledge
What can kids do?
Kids are limited because they don't have the power or resources of adults, but that doesn't mean they are powerless.
  1. Learn to know what you are really feeling, not what people want you to feel, and don't be ashamed of them.
  2. Don't give up hope. Focus on the good times you've had and the people you've had them with. Remember that you can have those times again.
  3. Remember that there are people who want to help you in ways that you might not be able to see.
  4. Remember that kids have rights, too, and even adults have no right to trample them.
  5. Expect the dignity that all humans deserve: the rights to respect, privacy, and the ability to choose your friends.
  6. Understand that the role of parenting is to protect children and help them to grow into independent adults, not to control them.
  7. Continue to find out more information about toxic people and what you can do about it. You are not powerless.
  8. You can get help from people like your school psychologist.
  9. If you are in danger, you can call 911, and if you are in a mental or emotional crisis you can call 988.
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