There is a growing demand for new leaders. Academic interest in leadership development has surged in recent years. Most studies focus on leadership development in general, neglecting leadership development among children and/or leadership development among children growing up in specific contexts, such as domestic violence households. Existing research highlights a relationship between parental leadership and self-efficacy in children, as well as between levels of self-efficacy and successful leadership. Self-efficacy is an important factor in leadership development; however, domestic violence experience often leads to lower levels of self-efficacy in children. This review shows that further research is needed to understand the mediating role of self-efficacy in the leadership development process, especially about children growing up in domestic violence households.