Generational Effect Of Domestic Violence

Credentials: What does the author know about the subject? The author of this article knows what children need. In the article the author describes that child needs a safe and secure environment free of violence. They also need to feel loved and protected by both of their parents. The author also describes that children who are exposed to domestic violence may suffer arrange of lasting effects. ( UNICEF)

Recently, there has been an emphasis on the adverse effects of children 's exposure to violence between their adult family members and the

The author talks about the social, physical, and behavioral consequences of domestic violence that are associated with children. Social consequences tend to be related to the violence directed to their mother. DeJong also points out the common association of domestic violence and child abuse. The author includes “studies indicate that families with either child abuse or domestic violence have a 30%-60% chance of having both types of violence occurring in the home.” (202). DeJong says that intervention could lead to removal of the perpetrator from the home, or just removing the children instead. Physical consequences involves direct injury to the child or indirect injury by not being able to provide a stable, safe, and nurturing environment for all children involved in the home. Behavioral consequences tend to be the most significant consequences. These are “generally poor social, emotional, and developmental growth of the child with associated poor overall physical and mental health during adulthood.” (202). These consequences could lead to the child having anxiety, depression, and problems with aggression. The author has a good sense of understanding pertaining the topic. This section of the article is well put together and provides a detailed description on the social, physical, and behavioral consequences of domestic violence on

Home is place of the earliest settled by children since they were born. Thus, most of the children spend time with their parents until they are adults though home is the place where domestic violence occurred. In a very young age children do need protection from their parents but the mood in the house affected by the violence committed by their father against the mother nor the child's own strong fear in the child. Children often witness violence in the home can cause symptoms 'regressive' such as increased

The phrase “domestic violence” typically refers to violence between adult partners. Sadly, it has been estimated that every year between 3.3 and ten million children are exposed to domestic violence in the confines of their own home (Moylan, Herrenkohl, Sousa et al. 2009). According to research conducted by John W. Fantuzzo and Wanda K. Mohr (1999): “Exposure to domestic violence can include watching or hearing the violent events, direct involvement (for example, trying to intervene or calling the police), or experiencing the aftermath (for example, seeing bruises or observing maternal depression)” (Fantuzzo & Mohr, 22). The effects of exposure can lead to behavioral and developmental issues at a young age or interpersonal relationships

Children in families experiencing domestic violence are more likely than other children to show or display aggressive, antisocial behavior and become depressed and anxious (Brown & Bzostek, 2003). Researchers have found higher levels of anger, hostility, disruptive behavior, disobedience, fear and withdrawal (poor peer, sibling, and social relationships) and low self-esteem. Children exposed to domestic violence are at a higher chance of experiencing difficulties in school and score lower on assessments of verbal, motor, and cognitive skills. Slow cognitive development, may not be able to resolve conflicts in a peaceful and calming manner, limited problem solving skills, pro-violence attitudes. (Brown & Bzostek, 2003; Edleson, 2006). Research

Families who face domestic violence at home are more likely to have children with mental health problems than are parents who do not face domestic violence at home. A children being witness of domestic violence is also traumatic. Children are very vulnerable if they are facing their parents having domestic violence. For a child to witness a domestic violence is seeing actual incidents, hearing fighting noises, observing the physical abuse such as blood, tears, and broken items, and being aware of the next incidents that will happen when the father or mother comes in. On this study, researchers have shown that according to parent reports three hundred and forty children and young people 4.3 % have been witness of extreme domestic violence. Thirty

“There are more than three million children that are a witness to domestic violence in their own homes every year (Prinz 2003)”. When a child lives in a home when they are exposed to domestic violence they suffer also. They are at risk for abuse and neglect at thirty to sixty percent. “When children are exposed to domestic violence, they are more at risk for health problems, including becoming sick more often, having frequent headaches and stomachaches, and being more tired and lethargic than normal children (Prinz 2003)”. Children will try to intervene when they witness their parent being abused. This can put the child at great risk for injury and even cause death. In the United States there are between ten and twenty percent of children that are exposed to domestic violence.

Children are exposed to domestic violence in many ways. They may hear parents threating each other, out of control reckless anger, or even se one parent assault the other one. Many children are affected by hearing threats to the safety of one parent whether it results in physical injury or not. Children who live in or around domestic violence are also at increased risk to become direct victims of child abuse. Domestic violence poses a serious threat to children’s psychological, emotional, and physical well being, especially if the violence is chronic.

Many children are also affected by domestic violence. This is not because they were the one who are being attack. Most of the time it is because they are witnessing what is happening to their mothers and sometimes fathers. As 15% of all children have witnessed domestic violence and 32% of children know someone who is affected by domestic violence. Domestic violence can also impact a child’s health as it can lead to depression, anxiety, leaving the home early, running away and even suicide. Many children are also affected by domestic violence as it is not only one group of people that it

McGee’s (2000:70) research showed, that for several children, the influence of living with fear and intimidation on a regular basis is more disturbing than the effects of specific violent incidents. Fear is the most mutual impact of domestic violence on children (McGee 2000:70). Children are more afraid of their fathers’ (or their mother’s partners’) unpredictability, they do not know what is going to happen or what he will do next. Children can also demonstrate more specific fears, in regards to the violence for example, they may fear for their own safety daily or certainly their life.

Domestic violence also greatly impacts the family structure and the relationships between the members. Domestic violence threatens both the relationship between the child and their mother and the child and their father. Children who are exposed to domestic violence do not have an emotionally available parent to foster their development and have a 30-60% higher risk for being abused by the perpetrator (NCADV, 2007); when the father is the perpetrator of the violence, he often knows little about his children, their interests, and progress in school (Crosson-Tower, 2009, p. 84). The mother’s parenting style may also be damaged from domestic violence; the perpetrator may not allow the mother to take care of her children properly or soothe them when they are upset, which can cause the children to believe their mother does not care for them. When a mother is constantly traumatized by domestic violence, it can be more difficult for her to be present and attentive in her children’s lives due to depression, anxiety, and lack of sleep (Centre for children and families in the justice system, 2009). Domestic violence has an impact on the ability for a family to function. The perpetrator may sow divisions between the members of the family by turning them against each other, or favoring one child over the others. There may also be role reversals in families who experience domestic violence; parentification of the children and infantilizing of the mother may

Domestic violence occurs frequently in unmarried couple under the same household in comparison to married couples under the same house. The change in a couple’s title drastically affects the influence of domestic violence. The trend of unmarried couples living together is growing rapidly. This is increasing the risk of domestic violence between two people. According to Stepp (2010), individuals who did not learn how to cope with anger as a child resort to acting out their anger. This means they have poor communication skills and have developed unhealthy trends to make up their inability to properly verbally communicate. Children who also grew up in a household where violence was the primary form of dealing with conflict will carry on what they learned.

When one thinks about the population that domestic violence affects, often one thinks about women. It is also the case that men and children are affected as well. Although men are affected, it is more usual that women experience domestic violence. In a US research, it showed that 25% of women and 7.6% of men had been raped and/or physically assaulted by a partner at some time in their life (Howard, 2010). Clearly these statistics display that women are affected more.

Domestic violence affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men (NCADV, 2015). Although the devastating effects that domestic violence has on women are well known, there is a population of domestic violence victims that we tend to overlook. These are the children of the women and men who are in domestic violence situations. Children are the invisible victims when it comes to domestic violence. There are many statistics being thrown around when it comes to the number of children who are exposed to domestic violence; they range from as little as 200,000 to even 3-18 million (Sousa et. al., 2011). A 2001 study discovered that in 75% of the cases in their study, children were present in the home during the assaults (Hutchison & Hirschel, 2001).