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Impact of Violence on Children

Violence is arguably the most significant social problem in the world today (WHO). The

issue associates with thousands of deaths and a dozen other hospitalizations raising the need for

society involvement. Children and women alike are the most adversely affected by it. Children

are more likely to be most affected because of their tender ages and lack of maturity to deal with

the devastating experiences that come with violence. Their exposure to violence is often two-fold

as they either experience or witness the act either at home, in neighborhoods, in schools, and

online. Further, it comes in various forms, including child maltreatment, sexual violence,

domestic violence, bullying, harassment by peers, youth violence, and community violence.

Without a doubt, this exposes children to short and long-term emotional, physical, and

psychological effects that impact their health and well-being and those of their families,

communities, and nations.

In most cases, the physical impacts of violence on children are often the most evident and

apparent. They include fractures, severe or mild wounds, and bruises (Ferrara et al.). These often

inhibit the child's physical development and incline them to disorderly development. As such

children grow, they develop aggressive characteristics, and they are always more likely to hit

their siblings and engage in arguments and fights with their peers, boyfriends or girlfriends, and

their parents (WHG). Further, the physical impacts often leave imprints on their bodies, making

them violent or withdrawn whenever they recount the events leading to the violent experience.

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However, the other effects are often dependent on age and vary in the short and long run.

For children in preschool, they always depict excessive crying and whining characteristics.

Further, they also find it hard to fall and stay asleep as they still feel terrorized (WHO). The

experience also makes them hide or stutter as they depict extreme separation anxiety signs. It

may be difficult to attach the particular effects to violence around this age as the techniques may

always seem to have a link to attention gain (Rivara et al.).

Consequently, school-aged children show more advanced effects. They may blame

themselves for the act and feel guilty for it (Rivara et al.). This negatively impacts their esteem,

and they slowly show withdrawal symptoms. Further, they detach themselves from their friends

with more unsatisfactory grades at such an age as they fail to get the much-needed concentration

to perform well. The violent experience makes them get into trouble a lot as they try to fight off

the particular experience's memories. They may also experience severe stomachaches and

headaches (Rivara et al.).

On the other hand, teenagers are the most impacted by violence at their age, with more

advanced effects on their behaviors, emotions, and mental state. Most of them often get

rebellious with family fights and school skipping, a common trend for them. Also, they may end

up engaging in drug and substance abuse and high-risk sexual behavior. Drug and substance

abuse often results in adverse health risks and coping behaviors such as addiction (Rivara et al.).

On the other hand, high-risk sexual behavior exposes them to unintended pregnancies, sexually

transmitted infections, gynecological issues, and abortions (Ferrara et al.). Girls, this age also

show withdrawal and are more likely to experience depression.

In the long run, when the children grow into adults, the effects of the violence

experienced during childhood are always still present. They always find themselves as abusers or

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SURNAME 1 Students Name Professor's Name Course Date Impact of Violence on Children Violence is arguably the most significant social problem in the world today (WHO). The issue associates with thousands of deaths and a dozen other hospitalizations raising the need for society involvement. Children and women alike are the most adversely affected by it. Children are more likely to be most affected because of their tender ages and lack of maturity to deal with the devastating experiences that come with violence. Their exposure to violence is often two-fold as they either experience or witness the act either at home, in neighborhoods, in schools, and online. Further, it comes in various forms, including child maltreatment, sexual violence, domestic violence, bullying, harassment by peers, youth violence, and community violence. Without a doubt, this exposes children to short and long-term emotional, physical, and psychological effects that impact their health and well-being and those of their families, communities, and nations. In most cases, the physical impacts of violence on children are often the most evident and apparent. They include fractures, severe or mild wounds, and bruises (Ferrara et al.). These often inhibit the child's physical development and incline them to disorderly development. As such children grow, they develop aggressive characteristics, and they are always more likely to hit their siblings and engage in arguments and fights with their peers, boyfriends or ...
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