Domestic violence is a cycle in which the development of a child determines if the cycle continues or not. They are placed into the factors of which keep the cycle going or ending not only by choice but also by subconscious inputs from their surroundings. My views of this may differ from others, but this is my knowledge and understanding from first hand experience.
Growing up as a child, I experienced this first hand. It didn't have as dramatic an effect as it may have on other children. There are three general ways in which a child may be affected, but are a wide variety of situations. I can't predict the future, but I can tell you which one I will.
fall into, which is the second way. Firstly, the child may take on the psychological effect that it is OK to do since one has seen their mother or father commit the acts. Children may do this cause they grow up as followers of grown ups around them. Sort of like that monkey see monkey do concept. On the other hand they could be doing this cause their parents told them not to. Secondly (which is me) they may never repeat this act seeing there is no good in it, which could depend on how the parent discuses it with the child. Maybe not just how the parent discuses it but a child instinct to be better then their parents may be a driving force. Finally, they may experience it once as a victim or victimizer and forever feel the guilt and be scared inside of themselves and if others can tell.
Children growing up in a violent household will be forever emotionally scarred. The violence does not stop with the last punch thrown between spouses, but instead lingers in a deep emotion in the minds of the true victims, the children. They may be fixated in the childhood stage.
where they viewed violence as an innocent bystander and mentally, if you will, "took notes" on both the effects and how to commit violence themselves. I am not saying that all kids in these situations will grow up and do this in their households.
