EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS
Effects of Domestic Violence on Toddlers/Preschool Children:
- More aggressive or more withdrawn than other children
- Impaired cognitive abilities
- Delays in verbal development
- Poor motor abilities
- General fearfulness, anxiety
- Stomachaches and bowel/bladder control problems
- Nightmares
- Lack of confidence to begin new tasks
- May have the belief that abuse is his or her fault
