Read Online When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Chi

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?<br /><br />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.<br /><br />This book, the first ever of its kind, shows mothers how to:<br />Protect children and help them heal emotionally<br /><br /><br />Provide love, support, and positive role models, even in the midst of abuse<br /><br /><br />Increase their chances of winning custody<br /><br /><br />Help their kids feel good about themselves