When Dad Hurts Mom Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse

Name: When Dad Hurts Mom Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse
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ISBN: 9780425200315

ISBN-10: 0425200310

ISBN-13: 9780425200315

Edition: 2005

Authors: Lundy Bancroft

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Can my partner abuse me and still be a good parent? Should I stay with my partner for my children's sake? How should I talk to my children about the abuse and help them heal? Am I a bad mother? Mothers in physically or emotionally abusive relationships ask themselves these questions every day. Here, a counselor reveals how abusers interact with and manipulate children-and how mothers can help their children recover from the trauma of witnessing abuse. This book, the first ever of its kind, shows mothers how to: - Protect children and help them heal emotionally - Provide love, support, and positive role models, even in the midst of abuse - Increase their chances of winning custody -…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.98" long x 0.99" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface



Partner Abuse Through Children's Eyes and Ears



The Abusive Man and Your Children



The Abusive Mindset and Children



Abusive Men as Parents



Understanding Your Children's Inner World



Protecting Your Children's Boundaries



The Abusive Man and Family Dynamics



A Weekend with the Abbott Family



Defending Your Role as Mother



Maintaining Healthy Dynamics in Your Family



To Leave or Not to Leave



Dealing with Child Protective Services



The Abusive Man and Your Children Post-Separation



What Separation and Divorce Mean for Your Children



Abusive Men as Post-Separation Parents



Making Your Way in the Family Court System



Children Moving Forward



Helping Your Children Heal



Empowering Your Children



Stopping the Cycle of Abuse


Resources


Hearing the Personal Accounts of Abused Mothers


Index