Young people first learn how to interact with others by watching how their family members do the same. Domestic abusers do not model kindness, empathy, or cooperation. They do not model calmly handling frustration. Instead, abusers model getting what they want at all costs.
“Missocialization” refers to interacting with children in ways that hurt them socially. “Missocializing” involves sending the message to children that it is OK to be aggressive, sexually exploit others, abuse substances, commit crimes, discriminate, or engage in other dangerous or immoral behaviors. Let’s discuss how abusers teach children to do the wrong thing. And what you can do about it.