The statistics are startling. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, an average of 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. Millions of women and children live in violent homes.
Domestic violence does not always manifest as physical abuse. Emotional and psychological abuse can often be just as damaging as physical violence. In any case, the danger is real.
Children learn by observing and imitating what they see. That’s why it’s hard to break the cycle of domestic violence and it continues generation after generation.