Broadening the definition of domestic violence
The announcement yesterday by the government that there is to be a consultation on the definition of domestic violence, in England…
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Family Lives 2011 report
Family Lives (formally Parentline Plus) released an update to their 2010 report: ‘When Family Life Hurts: Family Experience of Aggression…
Teen violence to parents
Lynette Robinson, of Alternative Restoratives, has sent me a flyer for a one-day training course she is joint facilitating in…
The ‘terrorist’ in my home
Amanda Holt has brought another recent article to my attention. ‘The terrorist in my home’: teenagers’ violence towards parents –…
Parent abuse: a psychological perspective
To what extent is it important to frame the understanding of parent abuse within a particular discipline? Currently within Britain,…
32 essays on parenting
The Family and Parenting Institute published a series of 32 essays this month, considering the pressures on modern parenting, what…
We need to talk about Kevin
Parent abuse wasn’t the first thing I expected when I picked up We need to talk about Kevin, particularly as the…
Parent abuse legislation on the cards?
Since work is directed by policy, and policy dictated by legislation, Yvonne Nugent hopes that one outcome of her research…
Fifth National Practitioners’ Seminar
This was the fifth annual seminar, addressing young people’s use of violence in close relationships, presented by Respect, this time…
LOL – Not!
Knowing my interest in parent abuse, people regularly inform me of clips or articles they have come across. I am…