... display criminal behavior, or repeat the cycle of violence by growing up to abuse their own partners and children ("Middle Way House"). Studies that examined age as a factor point out that exposure to domestic violence produced different developmental problems in children at different ages. Infants and toddlers who witness violence in their homes show extreme irritability, immature behavior, sleeping disorders, emotional suffering ... them. They usually have a lack of limits and boundaries and do not have understanding about themselves. They are unable to function in relationships and t...

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