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

Bancroft, Lundy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399151109 ISBN 13: 9780399151101

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 2004

Synopsis

Presenting an innovative program designed to help the youngest victims of spousal abuse, an authority on domestic abuse introduces a definitive action plan that reveals the effects of abuse on children, how the abusive partner distorts familial relationships, and how to help youngters overcome the trauma of the abuse that they witnessed. 17,500 first printing.

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Review

"If you have a child who has seen or heard abuse, this book is for you."--Patricia Evans, author of Teen Torment: Overcoming Verbal Abuse at Home and at School

"The perfect, long-awaited guide for mothers who have been abused...also essential reading for every social worker, custody evaluator, guardian ad litem, custody attorney, child protection worker, and judge."--Joan Zorza, Esq., editor, Domestic Violence Report

"The system to protect the abused is seriously flawed. Bancroft helps mothers win the battle using the court's rules while empowering them to write new ones."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"A gift to mothers who are in abusive relationships. With exceptional compassion and deep understanding, Lundy Bancroft helps abused mothers understand how their children are affected by an abuser's attitude and behavior, and empowers them to...help their children heal...I strongly recommend the book to mothers who are currently being abused or who have been abused in the past, as well as to therapists who work with abused women and their children."--Beverly Engel, MFT, author of The Emotionally Abused Woman and Loving Him Without Losing You

"Wonderful--this book covers the most important concerns facing an abused mother, in a friendly and compassionate tone that helps women avoid self-blame, while empowering them to promote their children's well-being."--Mo Therese Hannah, Ph.D., psychologist, Siena College

About the Author

Lundy Bancroft has spent the last sixteen years of his career specializing in the field of domestic abuse, and is considered one of the world's experts on the subject. He is a court-appointed custody evaluator and the author of articles on abuse that have appeared in The New England Journal of Medicine and The Journal of Contemporary Psychology. A former codirector of Emerge, the nation's first program for abusive men, Bancroft now practices in Massachusetts, while also training various state and judicial agencies nationwide in dealing with domestic abuse situations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0399151109
• ISBN 13: 9780399151101
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 364