'Keeping kids safe and secure' booklet
< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next>Why is it harmful for children?
Violence makes it harder for children to grow up and lead normal lives – harder for them to make friends, to learn, stay healthy and be happy.
The effects of violence can last a lifetime. The physical scars on the outside may heal - the emotional scars on the inside may not.
"Growing up in that environment
made me hyper–alert. I was always
on the lookout for trouble - eyes
wide, looking around, guard up
- because you think you might
do something unintentionally to
provoke an attack."
56 year old woman