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What
Children Effected By Domestic Violence Need
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To
be LOVED |
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To
be told that violence is not OK |
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To
understand that the abuse was NOT their fault |
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To
learn how to handle conflicts in a nonviolent manner |
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To
learn about healthy, nonviolent relationships |
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Involvement
in community resources and agencies
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What
Parents Can do For a Child Who Has Witnessed Domestic Violence
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Model
Appropriate Conflict Management- no
threatening, intimidation, physical punishment, verbal assaults |
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Engage
in Healthy, Non-Violent Relationships |
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Be
Open and Honest About Abuse- it
may be hard to talk about, but children need to process the violent events
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Be
Involved with Your Child - help
with homework, know who their friends are, where they are going and what they
are doing |
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Tell
Them the Violence Was Not Their Fault- that
there was nothing they did wrong to cause the abuse |
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Go
to a Support Group for Survivors of Domestic Violence. As a parent, you
can get support and your children have the opportunity to learn and play
for the evening. |
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Give
Your Child Unconditional Love - tell
your child that he or she is a good person, that you are proud of them,
compliment them on what they do well, hug them, kiss them, tell them you love
them, SHOW them you love them. |
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