Impact of domestic violence on children and youth

The first known use of the term domestic violence in a mod-ern context, meaning violence in the home. Children and youth expe-rience domestic violence in many ways. They may hear one parent threaten or demean the other, or see a parent who is angry or afraid. They may see or hear one parent physically hurt the other and cause injuries or destroy properly. Children may live with the fear that something will happen again. They may even be the targets of abuse. Most children who live with domestic violence can recover and heal from their experiences. One of the most important factors that help children do well after experiencing domestic violence is a strong re-lationship with a caring, nonviolent parent. As a caring parent, you can promote your children's recovery by taking steps to increase safety in the family, helping your kids develop relationships with other supportive adults, and encouraging them in school or other ac-tivities that make them feel happy and proud. In this focused on effect of domestic violence on youth and children's.