The NCADV states: “1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence.” These poor little souls who experience this level of terror every time they open their little eyes. Children live in fear not only for themselves, but most of them fear for the lives of both their siblings, if any, and their parents. Children who grow up in these types of environments are at greater risk of being abused or subjected to abuse than children who do not grow up amid violence. “Abuse is a learned behavior,” states the Joyful Heart Foundation website, which also states, “Over 15 million children witness violence in their homes every year.” Furthermore, violence is a learned behavior. It will most likely take many years of therapy to turn back the hands of time and undo the habits we have been taught