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Effects of Domestic Violence on Children:
Emotional
- Grief for family and personal losses
- Shame, guilt and self-blame
- Confusion and conflicting feelings toward parents
- Fear of abuse, abandonment, the unknown
- Anger
- Depression – feelings of helplessness and powerlessness
- Embarrassment
Behavioral
- Acting out or withdrawing from others
- Aggressive or overly compliant/passive behavior
- Difficulty in school or school refusal
- Care-taking or acting like the parent of the individual experiencing abuse or siblings
- Avoiding conflict
- Bedwetting and nightmares
- Attention seeking or clinginess
Social
- Isolation from friends or relatives
- Stormy relationships
- Difficulty trusting others, particularly adults
- Poor anger management and social skills
- Passivity with peers or bullying
- Engaging in exploitative relationships as abuser or abused
Physical
- Somatic, or stomach, complaints, headaches
- Nervousness, anxiety, short attention span
- Sleep deprivation, tiredness, lethargy
- Frequent illness
- Poor hygiene
- Self abuse or high-risk play
- Injury or death resulting from physical abuse