Children's Adverse Reactions on Domestic Violence Have you ever imagined that some people who are being parents were extremely cruel abusing their children and treating their lovers violently? In fact, abuse is a totally unacceptable action as it will bring a lot of bad effects. Therefore, I found three key adverse influences that violence and abuse at home bring to a family are hurting family members physically and psychologically, ruining the relationship between family and abuser, and affecting the growing values of children negatively. To begin with, the first outcome of abusing at home is hurting family members physically and psychologically. Maltreat with family will make them get injury in different aspects. If victims are abused by family day-by-day, they will be painful continuously, especially in their mental aspect. An organization concerned about the domestic violence, The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable (2008) found “Children who are exposed to battering become fearful and anxious. They are always on guard, watching and waiting for the next event to occur” ; it stated that children …show more content…
Within an abusive relationship, victims always believing that abusers, that mean their family, will change very soon. But time goes by and their relationship was ruined since many abusers are not going to get rid of abuse, things only getting worsen as no one try to stop their poor actions, hurting is continuing. One of the victims of abuse, Sam (2013) wrote “I hate my father, he constantly insults me and my siblings and hits us sometimes.” In case, Sam was under emotional abuse by his father, he hates his dad because of the abuse. No one can accept others using violence against them, even dearest family members. Sam is a good example to illustrate that abuse at home will destroy the relationship between the battering one and the injured