Domestic violence is an act of brutality that is deemed backward. Ideally, when children are exposed to domestic violence, various things occur to them. According to the Child and Parent care System, CPS, violence the child’s young and undeveloped mind perceives the occurrences within the environment. Notably, children tend to verbalize their experience. Arguably, neuroscience postulates that battering subjected to mothers affect the children psychology. Fear and low self-esteem is invoked whenever they are exposed to physical abuse hence it is deemed child abuse.
Similarly, children are affected negatively, and they will adopt the behavior that will depict bad parenting. Coherently, this can be termed as child abuse since children deserve better parenting devoid of abuse (Buzawa et al., 2015, p. 392). Parents are expected to be role models, and any disagreement between them should be handled privately without children seeing or even aware of it.
Researchers should address various critical challenges in an attempt to counter domestic violence on children. Researchers should address the myth that “it is only abusive when it is violent”. Children mind is still in developmental stage, and any exposure to violence will create trauma in their lives even the psychological trauma (Buzawa et al., 2015, p. 392). Further, parent-child relationship development should be addressed effectively by researchers. If researchers address the challenge, they will access crucial information in finding the root cause of the child abuse incidences.
Further, ineffective communication is challenging. Researchers should address this phenomenon in order to solve domestic issues. This includes using children’s act enacted by the legislature. Often misunderstanding occurs when there is ineffective communication. Essentially, if the spouse is high tempered a counselor is required to offer advice to the parents on the importance of avoiding child abuse and managing rage.
Reference
Buzawa, Eve S.; Buzawa, Carl G.; Stark, Evan D. (2015-10-21). Responding to Domestic Violence: The Integration of Criminal Justice and Human Services (p. 392). SAGE Publications. Kindle Edition.
