Bad parenting has many negative effects in the life of the child. It can damage the life of a child. Bad parenting actions like low levels of emotional and physical support are known to affect the psychology of a child which can lead to depression in the life of that child.
Bad parenting also leads to the development of anti-social behaviours in the child, the child does not consider if his or her actions affect others, this kind of behaviour can lead to substance abuse, crime, mental health problems and poor health.
Many of these children become aggressive, have poor resilience lack empathy and they find it very difficult to handle and maintain relationships.