Archive for November, 2011
A trauma informed approach in the Family Court Sytem
Children whose parents are going through the family court system are subjected to family breakdown, loss, abandonment, conflict and sometimes
additionally face homelessness and poverty through their changed family circumstances. Their world has been shattered and along with it their sense of
trust, of safety and stability is challenged. When they are sexually assaulted, molested, criticised, humiliated, beaten or manipulated, violated, exposed to domestic violence or otherwise exploited their trauma is compounded.Parenting hope and help for mothers abused as children
No parent can provide for a child’s emotional needs all of the time. However, if your childhood has left you struggling to provide for your child’s emotional
needs, there is a lot you can do. Mothers can acquire healthy parenting skills from understanding their childhood and its effects on them and their parenting.
Abusive patterns of the past are often alive in the present. Yet with understanding they can be changed.