Washington Dec 3: Exposure to violent activities such as pushing choking slapping or threatening with a gun or knife by parents or a parent's intimate partner can affect girls and boys differently says a new research. 'While girls tend to internalise their exposure to such violence boys are more inclined to act out aggressively' said the study's lead investigator Megan Holmes assistant professor at the Case Western Reserve University in the US. (Read: Are you spending enough time with your kids?) The study that involved 1125 children also analysed responses from their mothers who were interviewed about their child's aggressive
