Understanding is everything
You may have caught the controversial coverage of comments made a few weeks ago by a mother of 4 children…
Child to parent violence
No rules about controlling relationships
Coverage of an assault by Charles Saatchi on his wife Nigella Lawson, outside a London restaurant at the weekend, has…
Adolescent to parent abuse: the facts
I was interested to be sent this fact sheet recently, by Heather Nancarrow, Director of the Queensland Centre for Domestic…
Non-Violent Resistance: the story so far
Of the different techniques and programmes in place to work with parents experiencing abuse from their children, the one we…
Speaking to the media
This is a bit of a different post to usual. I’ve alluded to the interest of the media in parent…
Training session for parents
I’m very excited to post this flyer about a training day specially designed for parents and carers experiencing abuse from…
A successful year for Hertfordshire Practical Parenting Programme
A year ago I spotted a piece in the Hertfordshire local press about a big lottery grant awarded to a…
Changing the DV definition: the debate continues
My attention was drawn this week to the recently released Home Office Guidance, Information for Local Areas on the change…
Resolving child to parent violence requires an assertive, intensive and persistent approach.
When we think about work with child to parent violence, the agencies which typically come to mind, and indeed the…
“The shame mums won’t talk about”
Great to see a piece in Woman’s Own magazine (April 8th 2013) covering parent abuse. Media interest flourished in the…