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Guides: Domestic violence

An upset boy It's when someone in your family is being violent at home.

The adults may be hurting each other, or one of them may be hurting you.

Violence can come in many forms and might include some of the following:

Physical

Pushing

Slapping

Kicking

Spitting

Pulling hair

Punching

Choking

Emotional or mental:

Constant criticism

Threatening to hurt a partner or their friends, family or pets

Preventing someone from seeing friends

Taking money and not paying back

Controlling other parts of partner's life - where they go, who they see, what they wear