What happens to a toddler who sees family fights often?
Children aren’t sure of how to express their emotions like we do. They do an array of things when they are feeling sad, scared, hurt, excited, or etc. This child wets herself when she is faced with a scary situation. Fear can trigger this reaction. If a child constantlly sees a family member fighting then he/she will eventually do one of two things. Either he/she will act out the things that they see at home, because they will think that this is normal behavior. Or they could bottle their feelings up and create a world where there is peace and never fighting and arguing. Some people believe that children as small as that age aren’t aware of what is happening, they know that something is wrong but they can’t always tell exactly why the wrong thing is happening. All people have disagreements, however you must be careful of the behavior that you show in front of children. If he/she sees you arguing, then they should also see you showing love, and talking the situation out. There should be
