“Resentment is the poison you drink hoping to hurt your enemy.” –Nelson Mandela The Pain of Our Parents Fighting in Childhood Can Follow Us into Adulthood Holding on to the injustice done to you as a child can cause you even more pain today, as resentment...
The answer is absolutely! Growing Up in a Violent Home Skews Your Sense of a Healthy Relationship Growing up in a home with domestic violence, one’s perception of a healthy, functional relationship becomes incredibly skewed. Instead of seeing adults who are...
How Many U.S. Children Are Affected by Childhood Domestic Violence Every year in the United States, around 5 million children live in homes where domestic violence is present. These children are not only directly exposed to conflict between caregivers but often bear...
Contributed by Ann Cuthbert Livingston Parents Have a Part to Play in Ending Childhood Domestic Violence I write these words to you…my fellow parents. I write them, not as a professional or someone with a degree, but as a mom of 5 children who were a part of this...
By guest blogger Caroline Abbott Growing Up in a Violent Home Affects the Development of Your Brain I came upon some articles recently that describe the neurobiological effects of experiencing violence in childhood. According to one article, when a child experiences...
