write a speech on growing violence in children causes and cures
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Intimate partner violence refers to behaviour in an intimate relationship that causes physical, sexual or psychological harm, including physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behaviours.
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Recent research has shown that the relation rate between children and violence is increasing. In fact, the article Children and Violence states that as many as 10 million children per year may witness or be victims of violence in their home, schools, or communities across the United States. Childhood exposure to violence has a huge overwhelming impact on children’s development, affect emotional growth, cognitive development, physical health, and school performances. This increase in children’s exposure to violence suggests that more children are at risk than what was expected. Has the definition of violence changed or now the society does not consider the impact ferocity has on children? Merriam-Webster defines violence as an “exertion …show more content…
A child can either be a direct or indirect target of violence in the home or they can be harmed by its occurrence. To many children, the indirect act of violence [such as mother being physically abused by the father] can still have the same effects as being directly abused. Several factors such as domestic violence, media violence, gender differences, antisocial personality disorder can contribute to child violence. Being a witness of domestic violence can be auditory, secondary, or visual. Children who either witness or see the injuries done to the family member face a more stressful environment. They can develop more psychological and behavioral issues than a child who has a stable family environment. These children being abused will more likely show destructive trends, mood swings, and uncontrollable manners, or may have difficulty with reasoning. In addition, they may see violence as a way of resolving conflicts since the adult family members they look up to engage in violent behaviors as a way of resolving their conflicts. Groves further supports the impact of domestic violence on children by stating that, “exposure to domestic violence deleteriously affects children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development.” She continues to state that children’s responses to domestic violence may vary according to the child’s age, proximity to the violence, the brutality of the violence, and the availability of adults who can emotionally protect or sustain the
A child can either be a direct or indirect target of violence in the home or they can be harmed by its occurrence. To many children, the indirect act of violence [such as mother being physically abused by the father] can still have the same effects as being directly abused. Several factors such as domestic violence, media violence, gender differences, antisocial personality disorder can contribute to child violence. Being a witness of domestic violence can be auditory, secondary, or visual. Children who either witness or see the injuries done to the family member face a more stressful environment. They can develop more psychological and behavioral issues than a child who has a stable family environment. These children being abused will more likely show destructive trends, mood swings, and uncontrollable manners, or may have difficulty with reasoning. In addition, they may see violence as a way of resolving conflicts since the adult family members they look up to engage in violent behaviors as a way of resolving their conflicts. Groves further supports the impact of domestic violence on children by stating that, “exposure to domestic violence deleteriously affects children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development.” She continues to state that children’s responses to domestic violence may vary according to the child’s age, proximity to the violence, the brutality of the violence, and the availability of adults who can emotionally protect or sustain the
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