Breaking Free, Starting Over: Parenting in the Aftermath of Family Violence
Christina Dalpiaz
What has been called domestic violence’ is instead called family violence’ here, because the emotional terrorism that fuels it effects not only the adult victim but also children in the family who witness the abuse. Such children are often viewed as secondary victims, yet they are primary victims just as the battered spouse. What children see, and what they learn from family violence, can impact their development across their lives. Behavior and discipline problems can result, as can a tendency to use violence to settle disagreements and get control. Yet, in this book, Dalpiaz shows how a caring and thoughtful parent can recognize the devastation that family violence brings for children, and also understand ways to help them recover, live happy and violence-free childhoods.
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