Children exposed to violenceChildren are exposed to violence in their family, at school, in their neighborhood and through the media. Millions of children are exposed to some form of domestic violence or witness violence in their communities. Young children are particularly vulnerable. They are more likely to be affected by things seen repeatedly in childhood and by violence, which can have a negative effect on "them and their" future families. They generally do not have contact with individuals or institutions like schools and are often unaware of dangerous situations occurring beyond the doors of the home. It is therefore one of the major challenges of today's society. “Every child has the right to be raised and safe.” Studying this topic provides a better understanding of the need to protect children from violence and what should be done to help those who are exposed to it. Children exposed to violence may have mental effects and developmental problems. According to the article on children's exposure to violence, research has shown that children have a wide range of reactions to exposure to violence. Some children are not as affected or may have brief or temporary reactions. "Many factors determine the extent to which a child may be affected. Some variables are internal to the child and their family and their social context (e.g., the child's temperament and developmental characteristics, protective capacity of parents and family). Children who are exposed to violence, and this requires it frequently, never deactivate their reactions to stress. They live continually in a state of alert and crisis (Cohen, Groves, Kracke 2009).These children may experience a variety of developmental issues and may interfere with a child's.....middle of article......may be less empathetic to the. With regard to real-life violence, violent video games have become more realistic and bloody. Children who play violent video games are more aggressive and insensitive to violence in the environment for a period of time after playing the games. In short, young children are most vulnerable to the effects of all violent media programming: television, movies and video games, because they have less capacity to understand. reality of fantasy. In addition to media violence, children are also exposed to real-life violence. Community violence can take the form of fights within your neighborhood or even gangs. Domestic violence, children are exposed directly in their homes. It is the job of parents to limit their children from violence so that they do not suffer any of the mental, developmental, physical and emotional effects..