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By Kelly Wallace Kelly Wallace Knows the Impact that Children who Grow Up with Domestic Violence Face Every Day CNN's Kelly Wallace discusses the impact domestic violence has on children in the wake of the Ray Rice case. 90% of children in a domestically violent home report knowing about the violence. Exposure to domestic violence is associated with significant cognitive and behavioral problems...

By Brian F. Martin Childhood Domestic Violence Only Makes us Think We are Resentful You are not an innately resentful person, but the LIE of RESENTMENT you learned growing up in a home with CDV can imprison you in the past, fueling some of the other nine lies, like ANGER, SADNESS, and HOPELESSNESS. It destroys peace of mind and keeps LOVE at bay. It can kill TRUST. More than that, RESENTMENT...

By The Associated Press Connecticut State Government Task Force Investigates Effects of Domestic Violence on Children A Connecticut state government task force was convened to investigate the effects of domestic violence on children. This was motivated by several Connecticut domestic violence murder cases involving children. They will present their findings to state legislatures, which will...

By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Men and Women Express Anger Differently, but the Path Forward is the Same As we explore how ANGER has impacted the lives of millions of children and adults who grew up with adversity in childhood, we must also look at how to cope with and channel that ANGER towards more positive outcomes. Here, I want to also show that ANGER can be different for men and...

By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Growing up with adversity in your childhood home, you’re keenly aware of the pain and sadness that it most likely brought you.  Often, these negative feelings lead to RESENTMENT for others because you had a difficult life, and you assume they must have had it easier. Believing the LIE that you are a resentful person is an easy trap to fall into. But the...

Childhood Domestic Violence is Linked to Lower Self-Esteem, Increased Anxiety, and Weaker Family Bonds A recent study conducted among teens and young adults indicated associations between exposure to parental/caregiver domestic violence and lower self-esteem, increased anxiety and weaker family bonds. These weak family bonds share a direct relationship with self-esteem, anxiety, and other...

By Brian F. Martin Many Children Develop Feelings of Guilt as a Result of Witnessing Domestic Violence I will often share the stories of those who experienced adversity in childhood, where they were not the direct target of the abuse. I do this to illustrate that any person who experiences adversity in childhood is profoundly psychologically impacted, regardless of whether or not any physical...

By Kathleen Lees Link Found Between Childhood Trauma and Neurological Issues Like Migraines Childhood Domestic Violence is No Exception A recent study out of Canada found a surprisingly strong association between witnessing DV and developing migraines later in life. Coauthor of the study Esme Fuller-Thomson said, "The most surprising finding was the link between exposure to parental domestic...

By CDV Hope you’re having a wonderful summer! If you’ve been following us for a while, thank you for the continued support and dedication to those impacted by Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV).  For those of you new to CDVA, the Childhood Domestic Violence Association (CDVA) is the only organizations with a specific focus on defining the category and creating unique resources for this last...

By Brian F. Martin, Author of INVINCIBLE Everyone Deals with Low Self-Esteem Sometimes Everyone will, at some point, suffer from bouts of low self-esteem. We feel it now and then as we make our way through school, relationships, and careers. Even people who did not face adversity in childhood experience occasional low self-esteem and need to remind themselves that they are good enough. When it...