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

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In this sensitive, respectful book, counselor, speaker, trainer and activist Bancroft gives women ways to help their children heal from the pain of seeing abuse in the family. Using anecdotes, Q&As, bulleted "points to remember" and a caring but firm tone, Bancroft tells abused mothers exactly what actions they should take to help their children. Safety.com recommends this book as a guide to letting children know it’s good to talk about the verbal or physical abuse they’ve been exposed to.

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

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.