This is a timely article from Psychology Today. Here’s an excerpt.
“Domestic violence (DV) takes many forms, including chronic arguing and yelling, controlling behaviors, intimidation, threats of suicide or murder, threats involving weapons, and serious injuries. There is always, however, a destructive undercurrent of power and control, with offenders commonly and compulsively grasping for in a surrogate the control that is lacking within themselves. Any pattern of behaviors in intimate relationships marked by coercive control can be a signal or foreshadowing of abuses.”
Read the Full Article – Alarming Effects of Children’s Exposure to Domestic Violence – Children exposed to domestic violence may experience a range of difficulties.