When Dad Hurts Mom, Lundy Bancroft
When Dad Hurts Mom, Lundy Bancroft
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When Dad Hurts Mom
Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse

Author: Lundy Bancroft

Narrator: Randye Kaye

Unabridged: 10 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/14/2017

Synopsis

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

About Lundy Bancroft

For over twenty years Lundy Bancroft, the author of the national bestseller Why Does He Do That?, has specialized in counseling men who are unhealthy relationship partners, helping them make lasting changes. He is considered one of the world's experts on domestic abuse and the behavior of abusive men; his journal articles on the subject have appeared in such publications as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Contemporary Psychology. A former codirector at Emerge, the nation's first program for abusive men, Lundy now practices in Massachusetts while training various state and judicial agencies in dealing with domestic abuse situations.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicole on December 15, 2017

I read this book a few years after finishing Bancroft's other book, "Why Does He Do That?", where he writes about his experience as a Psychologist working with abusive men. I wasn't sure if there'd be enough new material to make it a worthwhile purchase, but then I had an influx of clients who had l......more

Goodreads review by Kris on December 27, 2022

This has good general advice even if you just had a shitty relationship that your children witnessed, but I think it will be most helpful for moms who are trying to navigate custody issues through the court system. It is particularly of note that this recognizes that children witnessing emotional an......more

Goodreads review by AKMENTINA on August 19, 2023

Source of extensive insight into what processes take place in the children's mind of an abusive parent. By 2023 we have had the chance to learn more on the matter, not only regards mental and emotional processes occurring in the mind of such children but also how abuse directly affects child's biolog......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on November 04, 2014

Another great book to help the abused by Lundy Bancroft. So helpful for moms who have been abused who have children who were unfortunately stuck in the abuse with her. Now she wants to help them heal, but she is still needing healing herself. Such good practical steps, and a lot of great information......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on January 05, 2021

This book is beyond valuable to any mother with an angry partner. The term “abusive” may lead some women to shy away from it, but there is invaluable insight in this book about how and why you are being undermined and manipulated by an abusive partner. Lundy Bancroft is my hero. He is a hero to wome......more

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