When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse
By Lundy Bancroft.
Description
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 emotionallyProvide love, support, and posi...
ISBN(s)
0425200310, 9780425200315