Ultimately, the consequences for the children that were thought to be indirect are, in fact, direct consequences. It is really the entire family environment that is toxic.
You have opened the door to the subject of legislation. I would like to hear your thoughts on the need to criminalize coercive control.
You can even answer by drawing on what is being done elsewhere. I know you are interested in what is being done outside Canada and the results of criminalization in the countries that have enacted that legislation.