Domestic violence is any behavior involving physical, psychological, emotional, sexual or verbal abuse. It is any form of aggression intended to hurt, damage, or kill an intimate person.

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Domestic violence is frequently excused when alcohol and other substances are involved.

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Society has seldom considered the vicarious effects of domestic violence between partners on the lives of children.

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...Studies have found that children who witness abuse are more likely to accept relationships that are abusive.

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We are a society of excuses, shame and blame; we avoid accountability and often project our responsibility when involving domestic violence.

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It is seldom that domestic violence is an isolated episode, rather it is comprised of a number of episodes over an extended period of time.

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Domestic abusers and the abused need to develop healthy support systems...

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Traumatic experiences in early childhood may interfere with the child's ability to securely attach.

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A child's temperament appears to play another significant role in the child's own perceptions and worldview.

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No one wants to be entrapped by his or her addictive habit...

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The lack of culpability of the perpetrator and his or her transference of blame onto alcohol or other substances only perpetuates the violent behaviors.

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Be your best proponent, ally, and advocate.

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It is essential that children who are directly or indirectly affected by domestic violence receive psychological care.

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Boundaries are, in simple terms, the recognition of personal space.

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Attachment. A secure attachment is the ability to bond, to develop a secure and safe base, an unbreakable or perceivable inability to shatter to bond between primary parental caregiver(s) and child, a quest for familiarity, an unspoken language and knowledge that a caregiver will be a permanent fixture.

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I have frequently thought to myself, 'If I can teach my daughter one thing, it will be the love of self unconditionally.' Unconditional love and peace are obtainable, but they are only obtainable if I can learn to move beyond the conditions that I placed on my life. When conditions are placed on my life and on the lives of others, they ensure that I will never experience the depths of love and happiness.

~ Asa Don Brown

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