Psychological aggression is reported much more frequently than physical violence.
A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis involving around 25,000 participants estimated physical child-to-parent violence at 10%, compared with 82.6% for psychological violence within the studies measuring those forms. The psychological estimate should be used cautiously because studies defined and measured behaviours differently.
17th October – fact of the day
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16th October – fact of the day
MYTH: “Its just badly behaved children that need firmer consequences.”
FACT: The behaviour tells us what is happening hitting, shouting, threatening, controlling or damaging things. It doesn’t necessarily tell us why it is happening.
WHAT we see is the behaviour. WHY it is happening is where understanding begins.
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15th October – fact of the day
Helen Bonnick MBE was on the 2025 New Year’s Honours List for work supporting families living with child-to-parent violence
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14th October – fact of the day
Today is international child to parent abuse day!
Originally created by PEGS, October the 14th will be recognised by PEGS in England at the National Child to Parent Abuse Summit Child to Parent Abuse Summit 2026 | PEGS | PEGS; and VisAble in NewZealand CPVA conference Oct 2026 — VisAble
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13th October – fact of the day
There is no single pathway into CAPVA. International research identifies a complex interaction of factors rather than one cause. The 2025 review highlighted family conflict, parental stress and adolescent behavioural difficulties among associated factors
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12th October – fact of the day
In a non-representative Australian survey of more than 5,000 young people aged 16–20, 20% reported having used violence against a family member. Among those reporting family violence, 51% reported violence towards their mother, 37% towards their father and 68% towards a sibling.
CAPVA can affect the whole family.
Australian research reminds us that siblings can be affected by adolescent family violence too.
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11th October – fact of the day
One of the earliest written legal references to a child using violence against a parent appears in the Code of Hammurabi, from ancient Babylon, dated to around the 18th century BCE (some older sources give earlier dates). Law 195 specifically addresses a son striking his father and prescribes an extremely severe punishment: his hands were to be cut off. Historical scholarship on violence against parents identifies this as very early evidence that societies formally recognised violence by offspring towards parents thousands of years ago
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10th October – fact of the day
Break4 change the first UK evidence based group supporting families launched in Brighton 2009
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9th October – fact of the day
MYTH: “They behave fine at school, so it can’t be that serious at home.”
FACT: Behaviour can be context-dependent. A young person appearing regulated in one environment doesn’t invalidate what a parent is experiencing at home.
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8th October – fact of the day
There is no single international definition of CAPVA. However, Australia, Canada and Spain have independently created national terms and definitions to improve reporting.
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