When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse
Product Description MP3 CD Format 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. Whether it's physical or "just" emotional abuse, whether it's aimed at them or you, whether they see or hear it, your kids need you. 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 Help their kids feel good about themselves Review Clearly written . . . Shrewd and direct, it is highly recommended for public and special libraries, where it should empower abused mothers and those who help them.-- "Library Journal" About the Author Lundy Bancroft has spent the last fifteen years of his career specializing in domestic abuse and the behavior of abusive men and is considered one of the worlds experts on the subject. He is the author of journal articles on abuse that have appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Contemporary Psychology. The former codirector at Emerge, the nations first program for abusive men, Bancroft now practices in Massachusetts while training various state and judicial agencies in dealing with domestic abuse situations.