Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Children’s exposure to violence occur in a variety of ways:
- witnessing violence
- hearing but not observing the violence
- observing the aftermath (i.e., seeing bruises on the parent, etc.)
- someone else telling them about it
- the subtle nature of the violence may elude awareness depending on the child’s developmental age
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Children's exposure to violence occur in a variety of ways. They may witness the violence. They may hear, but not observe, the violence. They may observe the aftermath of the violence, such as seeing bruises on a parent. Someone else who's aware of the violence may tell them about it. Additionally, the subtle nature of the violence may not be obvious to the child, depending on their developmental age.
