Movie Reaction Essay

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Movie Reaction: Secret Wounds Throughout the movie many specialists gave their reaction on children who are around domestic violence. They state that many of them are over looked. Children’s behavior and learning abilities are hindered. This abuse is carried with them through their childhood and through their occupation. They may not be able to gain that boss position because of what they seen. Children tent to place themselves as the blame for their mothers abuse. Examples like maybe I should of hung my coat up or maybe I should of done the dishes she wouldn’t of been beaten. Some children don’t know how to express their feelings. A psychologist gave the example of a boy saying hello by pushing another child. He was really trying to be affectionate but does not know how so violence is what he leaned on. Girls react differently then boys. Girls tend to withdraw and as they grow they get into a mirror image of her parents relationship. They succeed in school and stay out of trouble. Boys on the other hand act out, get into trouble, and do not obtain the education given. Some children may have school phobia. School phobia is when the child is scared to leave their home because they are scared their mother will he hurt. Psychologist have to identify the family abuse. Sitting and discussing with a group of children and asking them if you do something wrong at home what is the punishment. Group discussions are like a intervention. Children being surrounded with other children in their same situation may help them to open up. It was a section in he movie where children gave their personal experience by drawing what happen at their household. They called them vignettes. Many of them were so young they could only express their feeing and what happen through colors. Watching this movie brought me to tears in the inside because no child should have to deal with something

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