We often talk about the hard issue of child abuse, and we like to echo campaigns that try to curb this scourge in the world. Today we bring you an image of UNICEF that warns that abuse leaves traces forever.
In the picture we see a girl who would have witnessed or suffered abuse and the motto is: "Those who witnessed violence while growing up are more likely to have violent relationships or physically assault their daughters and sons."
If child abuse affects the development of children and leaves them with consequences that will have an impact on their personal future, witnessing this abuse in their parents also leaves a mark and makes Children can become future abusers.
In families where domestic violence occurs (physical, sexual or emotional abuse infringed by a man or woman towards their partner), children witness approximately two thirds of the incidents of abuse. About half of those children have also been hit hard.
Children who witness abuse feel anxious and anxious. When they grow up, they also become more violent. And although there is no single pattern that is repeated in all cases, these children who have witnessed violence are more likely to be abusers or victims of new abuse.
This is because children tend to copy their parents' behavior and learn from them to be violent towards women. Girls learn from their mothers that violence is inevitable and is something they have to live with.
Definitely, abuse leaves traces forever and can be perpetuated if we do nothing to stop it, to condemn the known cases, to act judicially and to help those who suffer from it, also protecting their children from witnessing and suffering any type of violence.
