Daniel Doesn't Like the Way His Wife, Rosa, Continually Ridicules

question 18

Multiple Choice

Daniel doesn't like the way his wife, Rosa, continually ridicules and shames their children. He knows she goes too far and that her mean words cause them a high level of distress, but he stays out of it to keep their arguments to a minimum. In this scenario who, if anyone, is guilty of child maltreatment?

• A) Rosa, because she was inflicting psychological maltreatment.
• B) Daniel, because he did not stop the ongoing maltreatment of the children.
• C) Neither Rosa nor Daniel maltreated their children because no one was hit.
• D) Both Rosa and Daniel maltreated their children because each caused harm.

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