What impact does domestic violence have on a child?

Children and youth who are exposed to domestic violence experience emotional, mental, and social damage that can affect their developmental growth.

Some children lose the ability to feel empathy for others.

How can violence affect a child?

Some children become fearful. They may prefer to stay at home, and they may have trouble sleeping and concentrating in school. Appetites often change, and children may complain of headaches stomachaches, and other vague symptoms.

How does domestic violence affect children’s education?

Finding shows that domestic violence inflicts harm to children such as emotional harm, psychological harm, physical pain and low self-esteem which impact the child’s learning system, thereby influencing a child to lose interest in education, arrive late at school, being absent from school, dropout of school and events.

What is the impact of exposure to violence on development during middle childhood?

Violence exposure has been shown to contribute to mental health problems during childhood and adolescence. Psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, and (PTSD) posttraumatic stress disorder.