Domestic Violence And Family Violence

The term “domestic or family violence” refers to the intimate context within which one partner is abused by another, involving both men and women as victims (Holt, S., Buckley, H., & Whelan, S. (p. 798, 2008). Therefore, domestic violence occurs in all economic, ethnic, and social backgrounds of every society of the world. In Canada, 546, 000 men suffer from domestic violence; that equates to 6% of the male population (Family Violence). The number of women who are victimized through intimate violence total around 653, 000; that equates to 7% of the female population (Family Violence). The amount of abuse being directed towards men is essentially the same amount that is directed towards women. However, the family Violence has on the parent-child …show more content…
A. p.345, and 2007). Therefore, in one way or the other it clear and undeniable fact that domestic violence has negative impact on women lifetime. The article also explains domestic violence can have a significant impact on the mother-child relationship. From the article there are several main themes about how this relationship is affects “the mother’s parenting, breastfeeding” Kendall-Tackett, K. A. p.349, and 2007). Moreover, the article also shows that domestic violence has a negative impact on parenting. The women suffering abuse often show inconsistent “more anxious, more worried, used harsher discipline, less emotionally available” which is unemotional and ineffective parenting or parenting perceived as reactive and punitive (Kendall-Tackett, K. A. p.349, and …show more content…
(p. 799, 2008). In addition, the study show that there are several main themes "messages for professionals concerning best practice responses to children’s needs in the context of domestic violence "(Holt, S., Buckley, H., & Whelan, S. (p. 799, 2008). The finding of this study are children those who “living with abuse of their mother could be considered a form of emotional abuse, with negative implications for children’s emotional and mental health and future relationships” (Holt, S., Buckley, H., & Whelan, S. (p. 799, 2008). In addition, the finding of the study show that domestic violence has a significant impact on the mother-child relationship “can impact negatively on their parenting capacity and on the quality of the attachment between them” (Holt, S., Buckley, H., & Whelan, S. (p. 801, 2008). According to the literature children who grow up with abuse household “can critically jeopardize the developmental progress and personal ability of children "(Holt, S., Buckley, H., & Whelan, S. (p. 802, 2008). Furthermore, this literature finding themes as the impact of “adversity package to describe the multiple stressors “especially poor families are the more likely to be affected on domestic violence "(Holt, S., Buckley, H., & Whelan, S. (p. 803,