Mothers and children report multiple effects of domestic violence on children, for instance: fear, helplessness, depression, sadness, aggression, diminished social relations; Violence may also impact family relations with their mother and father or extended family members, and educational accomplishment and achievement (McGee 2000:69). Children’s responses to witnessing their loved one being abused can vary given the many variables such as: age, sex, phase of development, their family role, social class and
