Domestic Violence Has A Negative Impact On Children

This article provides a good introduction for practitioners working with children who witness family violence. The article summarizes the effects domestic violence can have on children such as; aggressiveness, depression, anxiety, learning disabilities, and sleep deprivation. The author stresses the importance of proper identification and assessment of children exposed to domestic violence. There are four goals of intervention described in this article: reducing the child’s sense of isolation, helping children to understand their

Children react to their environment in different ways, and those reactions can vary, depending on the child 's gender and age. Children exposed to family violence are more likely to develop behavioral, emotional, psychological, and social problems than those who are not. Recent research indicates that children who witness domestic violence show anger and temperament problems, depression, low self-esteem, and more anxiety than children who do not witness violence in the home. The trauma they experience can show up in behavioral, physical, social, and emotional disturbances that affect their development and can continue into adulthood.

For children living in violent and unsafe homes, they are learning that hitting and verbally abusing someone is the proper way of communicating love. According to Holt, Buckley & Whelan (2008), “as they learn a generational cycle begins in which children grow up to be victims and abusers as adults.” The effects that domestic violence has on children are heartbreaking. Some of the major effects are; increased risk of poor health, poor education, isolation, learned helplessness and decreased satisfaction in such family environment.

Children exposed to child and domestic abuse can have very severe mental disorders. “Numerous studies have demonstrated that children exposed to domestic abuse and/or child abuse are more likely to experience a wide range of adverse psychosocial and behavioral outcomes’’(Carrie). Exposure to domestic abuse in childhood has been linked to a similar set of outcomes, including low self-esteem, social withdrawal, depression, and anxiety also aggression, violence, and delinquency. If a child witnesses punching, hitting, and screaming around a preschool age group can affect them through their whole life with horrific memories and/or flashbacks. It's important to realize that domestic abuse has different effects depending on the child. Problems were significantly higher for boys exposed to domestic abuse rather than girls. Other studies have shown boys to be at higher risk of externalizing problems in adolescence after being abused in childhood, but girls exposed to domestic abuse were at higher risk than boys for both externalizing and internalizing behaviors, including

According to Domestic Violence: Statistics & Facts (2015), “domestic violence victims face high rates of depression, sleep disturbances, anxiety, flashbacks, and other emotional distress” and “children exposed to domestic violence at home are more likely to have health problems, including becoming sick more often, having frequent headaches or stomachaches, and being more tired and lethargic” (Safe Horizon,

Domestic violence can lead to several long-lasting effects for both adults and children. While growing up, children’s brains are very susceptible to remembering and reenacting what they have previously seen. In the case of domestic violence, children can suffer from adverse childhood experiences, ACEs, which have long-lasting effects such as having trouble with school work, personality problems, social development issues, and more cognitive struggles (UNICEF, 2006, p. 4). As discussed by Karen Kenney in her book “Domestic Violence” Emotional trauma can lead to elevated levels of stress which can cause a variety of health problems. This trauma can also cause depression which can lead to thoughts of suicide and cause PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress

Exposure to domestic violence can impact the behavioral, social-emotional, and cognitive development of children. Children who are exposed to domestic violence tend to exhibit more aggressive behaviors with their peers, show signs of depression, and have a difficult time forming relationships (Brown & Bzostek, 2003). Cognitively, studies have shown that children exposed to domestic violence may have difficulties learning and concentrating in school, have difficulties with conflict resolution skills, and may believe in male privilege, (Brown & Bzostek, 2003). Concentration is difficult for children exposed to domestic violence because of how unsafe they may feel in their surroundings. They may be preoccupied with the violence that is

Domestic abuse is a far-reaching problem, impacting not just the victims but their children. Even the child is not being abuse, simply witnessing domestic violence can be harmful. What hurts the mother, hurts the children. Some children feel guilty that they cannot protect her when they getting abuse. Another kind of psychological harm will occur when they see their parents being hurt, they may feel confusion, stress and fear or think whether is they cause the problem. Research shows the rate of child abuse is 6-15 times higher in families where the mother is abuse. (Clarkprosecutor, n.d.) Besides, it misleading children grow up learning that it is right to hurt other people or let others hurt them for develop emotional

Although domestic violence changes the victim’s outlook on relationships, it changes the way they view themselves as a person. This does not just stop at the parent’s identities of themselves, but the ones also witnessing the violence. So we wonder, after witnessing domestic violence, how does the children’s identity change? Children who are exposed to domestic violence are more likely to have psychological, emotional, and social problems that can affect their long term and short-term development. According to Unicef, millions of children are exposed to domestic violence in their homes. Throughout this paper I will be introducing the effects, both long term and short-term development, which domestic violence has on the children. Prior to discussing the short-term and long-term effects on, children, let’s discuss what will fall under violence. According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, the definition of violence is the use of intense force, rough or immoderate strength, and intense language to another person. Children who are around this type of behavior are vulnerable to some harsh outcomes of their development. Misconception is very common when it comes to children witnessing the violence between their parents or guardians. Children see what is on the outside and not the logical reasoning why something happens.

Domestic violence has an impact on children. Although they are not direct victims of the attacks, physical or verbal, the impact may cause them suffering serious problems in childhood and later in his adolescence and adult life.

There is a popular saying that “If you teach a child the way to go, when he grows old, he will not depart from it’ And there is also a popular theory that says that people will learn what they see. We are talking about the formative years of a child’s life here. Is there then any wonder that the empirical evidence here below holds true. In this study, the empirical evidence shows that children who have seen domestic violence have more psychological and behavioral problems as opposed to children who have not witnessed abuse (Kitzman, Gaylord, Holt, & Kenny, 2003; Moylan et al., 2010; Wolfe, Crooks, Lee, McIntyre-Smith, & Jaffe, 2003). Furthermore, children who have observed domestic violence display more

While seeing domestic violence happening can be traumatic even for an adult, matters are much more troubling when considering a child's perspective. Domestic violence is much more common than some might be inclined to believe and most schools are probable to have children who have seen it happen at home. "For many, home is a stressful, unpredictable place; the family is a source of conflict and some children live in an almost constant state of fear about the next violent

Through this article, we learn that infants who experience domestic violence have trouble sleeping and eating, while older children develop a change in behavior and anxiety (McFarlane et al. 2003; Hornor, 2005). Boys who experience violence in the home tend to be more aggressive and disobedient. While on the other hand, girls who experience violence in the home tend to be more introverted and depressed. Nonetheless, both genders are impacted negatively by domestic violence.

Until recently, there have been limited studies focused on the effects of exposure to domestic violence on children. This paper will review various literatures that identify the effects of domestic violence exposure on children. There were many trends in the literatures that were studied but there were two common trends worth mentioning. The first trend was the participants that were used in the studies. Many of the literatures mention that previous studies mainly gathered information from women and children who resided in battered women shelters. The second trend was the methods used for the studies. Many of the studies used surveys and interviews where women and children self-reported on their experiences.

Has the thought ever occurred to why a child might always be anxious and on alert all the time? From a website called What is Domestic Violence?, it states that children the ages of 3 through 17 have the risk of witnessing domestic violence within their household every year. Because of the development of the brain, children tend to have a higher level of carrying any effects they gain from being a witness or victim of domestic violence. Whether someone is the victim of the abuse or one is a witness of the abuse, it affects each person who encounters it. However, what types of effects does domestic violence leave people with, especially children? Domestic violence can cause effects within a child’s life like suffering from psychological trauma, using violence as an escape, or even finding themselves in their own abusive relationship later in their lives.