Verbal Arguments and Negative Impact on Child Social Development
Introduction
The purpose of this study is to know the harmful or negative effects of parental conflict on the children’s social development. It is inevitable for couples not to argue at some point in the relationship, but it is important to be aware of the consequences that these arguments have on their child. It is essential for parents to know that it is normal to have disagreements in the family, but the way those disagreements are resolved or expressed makes the difference. Children are very susceptible when it comes to arguments especially if it is coming from their parents. In fact, children often believe they are the reason for their parents’ arguments leaving them anxious and insecure. Past research indicate that children are highly adaptive and can usually cope with and adapt to difficult situations such as divorce. The long-lasting and ongoing conflict between parents is the reason that the children become severely damaged .
Thesis Statement: The children who are exposed to domestic violence have a tendency to develop deviant behavior in the future.
For this particular study, the qualitative research design is chosen considering that it will be applied to many diversified participants. The sources for data collection will be limited to scholarly journals, peer-reviewed journals, newspaper articles, books, materials and literature that are taken from previous studies which deal with the similar topic on the negative impact of verbal arguments on child social development. Part of the methodology and research design to gather reliable data or information including graph, data analysis, case studies among others that provides various approaches that explain how to avoid parental conflict inside the homes. Other personal documents which deal with the topic shall be based on the first-person accounts/experiences, actions and beliefs that are found blogs, reflections, journals, online news and incident reports. Some of the common parental conflicts include mocking, sarcasm, blaming that may result to actual physical violence of slapping, hitting, and other forms of physical assault among the parents.
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