“The family unit is supposed to be a safe place”
Mapping support for parents News at last about the mapping project I have been talking about for ages! A group…
news reports
Parent abuse, news around the world
Florida State Senator, Geraldine Thompson, announced a bill this week to give protection to parents experiencing violence and abuse from…
Parent Abuse Action Coalition moves for legislation in Florida
Please take the time to look at and support the work of Homer Hartage and colleagues, through the Hartage Youth…
Why telling people they are bad parents is not the answer
When the issue of fining parents for allowing their children to arrive late to school, for persistent non-attendance, or for…
“I promise you we’ll do some more investigation”
Following on from the fantastic UK media coverage of parent abuse in the second half of last year, the radio…
Parent Abuse: the victim / perpetrator problem
When I speak with people about children’s violence to parents, the question of terminology regularly raises its head: How helpful…
Parent Abuse covered by the BBC
Following on from the Guardian article at the weekend, there has been coverage across radio and TV regarding the findings…
That thing …
… When you do or think something and suddenly everyone else is doing the same? Well it’s been that sort…
A growing problem in Ireland
This piece in the Irish Times dropped into my inbox over the weekend. Declan Coogan addressed the Annual Work Conference in Dublin,…
Addressing parent abuse through Juvenile Family Courts in USA
This piece from the Orlando Sentinel on 4th October, reporting on responses to parent abuse following the death of Rosemary Pate at…