The effects of domestic abuse on children manifest swiftly, triggering a cascade of psychological and physical tolls. Among the immediate consequences are: Anxiety: Children marinated in the toxic atmosphere of domestic violence live in perpetual fear, anticipating the next outburst of physical or verbal aggression. Preschoolers may regress to infantile behaviours like thumb-sucking or bedwetting, while school-aged children grapple with guilt and plummeting self-esteem, erroneously blaming thems