Domestic Violence against Children

Gabriela De La Fuente

Metzger

Englsih II

September 18, 2014

Domestic Violence against Children

Children domestic violence is such a cruel thing. Why would anyone want to hurt his or her own children physically or emotionally? I have two siblings, a younger sister and brother. My sister is 18 years old and my brother is 12 years old. We were never raised around violence in the household. Yes my parents would discipline us but it was never to the point where it came off as abusing. We were also a foster family; we would take care of children that were taken from their parents for personal reasons. One of the children we got was 3 and 5 years old. Their parents would abuse them physically and emotionally. They would hit them for no reason or when their father had alcohol in their system. Their mother would tell them things that would hurt their feelings and the oldest was starting to believe them.  We would have trouble convincing her that those things her mother would tell her aren’t true. The kids were traumatized and it took awhile for them to get out of their household habits. 

In a article, The Effects Of DV On Children, it states that “ Children exposed to family violence are more likely to develop social, emotional, psychological and or behavioral problems than those who are not.” I personally think that if your young child sees domestic violence at home, they can grow up thinking it is okay to do it.  That can be a problem in the future.   We just need to give children love and care.

ACADV. N.p., 2000. Web. 18 Sept. 2014. <http://www.acadv.org/ 
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Women Domestic Violence

Gabriela De La Fuente

Metzger

English II

September 16, 2014

Women Domestic Violence

In the article, Domestic Violence against Women and Children by Daniel H. Swerdlow-Freed, Ph.D, he states that 10% of American women are victims of domestic Violence. There is a lot of reason why domestic violence is caused. The spouse being upset with his wife is one reason, other reasons are being jealous, controlling, or dominate. According to Swerdolow, researchers shown are at risk of being battered by their abusive parent.
 In another article, “What Causes Domestic Violence” by Toby D. Goldsmith, I have read that the abusers learned from their family or people in their community. They could have been a victim themselves or just being around bad influence. Alcohol could be part of the domestic violence because you are not in control when being drunk.  It can really affect their children as they grow. Children that witness this kind of violence or are part of it can start believing it is a way to resolve a conflict between people, so they start to do it to others. It can be a past being repeated when they decide to start their own family.  In the article it states, “Some men with very traditional beliefs may think they have the right to control women, and that women aren’t equal to men.”  I disagree with that because women are handworkers just as a man can be. It doesn’t give the right for man to control a woman just because she is his wife. We are all equal and women domestic violence should not exist.



Goldsmith, T. (2006). What Causes Domestic Violence?. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 18, 2014, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/what-causes-domestic-violence/000344

Swerdlow-Freed, Daniel H. "Domestic Violence against Women and Children." 
     Swerdlow-Freed Psychology. Swerdlow-Freed, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2014. 
     <http://www.drswerdlow-freed.com/articles/ 
     domestic-violence-against-women-and-children/>.