Violence and neglect in childhood: the child's point of view

• Autor(a) principal: Biasil, Luciana Spinato De
• Data de Publicação: 2004
• Outros Autores: Penna, Cláudia Maria de Mattos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50868
• topic: Violência Doméstica; Maus-Tratos Infantis; Criança; Violencia doméstica; Malos tratos a los niños; niño; Domestic Violence; Child Abuse; Child

This is a qualitative study that aims to understand domestic violence from the point of view of the children who are the victims. Children who were the victims of violence and neglect were interviewed and their reports were analyzed to find units of meaning. We found that the life of these children is surrounded by sadness and bad memories, but also by hope, dreams and the joy of living, based on the "small nothings" of everyday life. Not always is the removal of the children from the family environment the best course. Families should be careful as one of the ways to avoid violence inside and outside the family, improving the quality of life of the children.