Typical Long-Term Effects of Women Abuse on Children by Age
Infants
- Disruption in eating and sleeping routines
- Fearful reactions to loud noises
- Excessive crying
- Physical neglect
- Delays in development
Preschool Children
- Low self-esteem
- Frequent illness
- Poor concentration
- Eating and sleep disturbances
- Post-Traumatic stress *
- Fear
- Separation anxiety
- Anger and aggression
- Clinging
- Withdrawing
- Hitting, biting
- Inappropriate sexual behaviour
- Cruelty to animals
- Destruction of property
- Problems in pre-school/day care
- Pleasing behaviour (thumb sucking, bed wetting)
Elementary School Age (5-12 years)
- Low self-esteem
- Frequent illness
- Poor concentration
- Eating and sleep disturbances
- Post traumatic stress *
- Fear
- Anxiety and tension
- Anger and aggression
- Withdrawing
- Bullying
- Alcohol/drug use
- Inappropriate sexual behaviour
- Self-harm
- Perfectionism
- Destruction of property
- Problems in school
- Pleasing behaviour
- Peer relationship problems
- Disrespect for females
Early Adolescence (12-14 Years)
- Low self esteem
- Frequent illness
- Poor concentration
- Eating and sleep disturbances
- Post traumatic stress *
- Fear
- Anxiety and tension
- Anger and aggression
- Bullying
- Being abused or becoming abusive
- Depression
- Alcohol/drug use
- Self harm
- Suicidal behaviour
- Inappropriate sexual behaviour
- Perfectionism
- Running away from home
- Pleasing behaviour
- Peer relationship problems
- Disrespect for females
- Feeling over-responsible
Later Adolescence (15-18 years)
- Low self-esteem
- Frequent illness
- Poor concentration
- Eating and sleep disturbances
- Post traumatic stress *
- Fear
- Anxiety and tension
- Anger and aggression
- Bullying
- Being abused or becoming abusive
- Depression
- Alcohol/drug use
- Self-harm
- Suicidal behaviour
- Inappropriate sexual behaviour
- Perfectionism
- Running away from home
- Pleasing behaviour
- Problems in school
- Peer relationship problems
- Disrespect for females
- Feeling over-responsible
*Traumatic Stress:
Symptoms include: nightmares, intrusive thoughts or images, flashbacks, fear, anxiety, tension, hyper-alert, easily startled, irritability, outbursts of anger, and aggression.
