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

by Lundy Bancroft

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ISBN13: 9780425200315
ISBN10: 0425200310
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In this groundbreaking book, a leading expert on domestic abuse and its effects turns his unique perspective on the littlest victims of spousal abuse--the children. More than two-thirds of abused women have children, and the overwhelming majority of those children witness one or more incidents of violence. And that number would be even greater if we include children who have watched their mothers be verbally abused and intimidated. Studies have shown that children's exposure to domestic abuse is linked to virtually every category of emotional and behavioral problems. When Dad Hurts Mom offers comfort, understanding, and a concrete plan of action to any woman concerned about the distress being caused to her children by her angry, controlling, or abusive partner. Written for mothers, this book aims to enlighten women about the effects of abuse on children, how an abusive partner distorts familial relationships, and what can be done about it. Abused mothers are desperately seeking guidance on how to help their children heal from the abuse they witness. This is the first book to provide these women with the insight, support, and, most important, the solutions they need. Resources. Index.

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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
  • Help their kids feel good about themselves

About the Author

Lundy Bancroft has spent over 17 years specializing in abusive men and also acts as a custody advisor. He is the author of Why Does He Do That? and The Batterer as Parent, as well as articles in medical journals and professional books. The former co-director of Emerge, the nation's first counseling program for abusive men, he now practices in Massachuesetts while training various state and judicial agencies in working with domestic abuse.

Table of Contents

When Dad Hurts Mom Preface

One: Partner Abuse Through Children's Eyes and Ears

Part I: The Abusive Man and Your Children

Two: The Abusive Mindset and Children

Three: Abusive Men as Parents

Four: Understanding Your Children's Inner World

Five: Protecting your Children's Boundaries

Part II: The Abusive Man and Family Dynamics

Six: A Weekend with the Abbott Family

Seven: Defending Your Role as Mother

Eight: Maintaining Healthy Dynamics in Your Family

Nine: To Leave or Not to Leave

Ten: Dealing with Child Protective Services

Part III: The Abusive Man and Your Children Post-Separation

Eleven: What Separation and Divorce Mean for Your Children

Twelve: Abusive Men as post-Separation Parents

Thirteen: making your Way in the Family Court System

Part IV: Children Moving Forward

Fourteen: Helping Your Children Heal

Fifteen: Empowering your Children

Sixteen: Stopping the Cycle of Abuse

Resources

Hearing the Personal Accounts of Abused Mothers

Index

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cappat, April 2, 2008 (view all comments by cappat)
Having read the other Bancroft books, Why Does He DO That, I feel eager to take in the new knowledge about how abuse affects children. Lundy seems to have lived in an abused mother's shoes and does not make that a place of shame, but a place of bravery in the midst of love and pain. Now he wants to save the children, so anyone who cares about the kids can find the time and courage to learn of the healing balm he provides for them and for us as a modern-day people.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780425200315
Subtitle:
Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse
Author:
Bancroft, Lundy
Publisher:
Berkley Trade
Subject:
Abuse
Subject:
Dysfunctional Families
Subject:
Abuse - Physical
Subject:
Abuse - General
Subject:
General Self-Help
Subject:
Abused wives
Subject:
Family violence -- Prevention. .
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
20050301
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
9.00x6.02x.97 in. .87 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18

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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
  • Help their kids feel good about themselves

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