Parents who have been abused by their children often suffer in silence. Specialized treatment helps them find a sound

The house is not always a place for safety for everyone. This is an unannounced fact for some parents who bear ill -treatment at the hands of their children. From physical violence to emotional manipulation, this hidden issue largely exceeds families from all backgrounds.

For a very long time, the stigma and silence allowed to deal with the child to the father to disparity in the shade, not recognized in politics and research discussions in the academic circles. But a A recent study Among us are the analysis of a treatment program designed to treat abuse from children to parents and its transformational capabilities.

The ill -treatment of the child to the parent affects families across the social, economic and cultural borders. But it is especially prevalent in homes where there is home abuse and intimate partner violence.

Legally, ill -treatment is made by the father mysteriously in England and Wales. It is often listed under home abuse legislation, including Home abuse law 2021. But the law focuses primarily on people between the ages of 16 years and over, and children are classified as perpetrators, despite the policy of youth justice and practice moving to the first child’s approach.

This adds to societal fingerprints about ill -treatment from the child to the father, and poor paternity and motherhood are often bad. Then the problem exacerbates, which discourages parents from seeking help and keeping a cycle of silence and isolation.

the Parallel Life Program It is a therapeutic intervention in Wales, which takes an unexpected approach that focuses on the relationship to support families affected by abuse from children to parents. It has been delivered for seven weeks, and the program uses therapeutic curricula and based on the relationship to support children and their parents to prevent abuse from children to parents.

What we found

We conducted an evaluation of the program to understand its potential strengths to address ill -treatment and development fields. We used interviews, surveys online, notes and file reviews. A total of 42 people participated, including six employees, 19 parents and 17 children.

One of the most important results reached by our research is the importance of therapeutic spaces and the removal of the case. The parallel lives program created safe spaces for families to discuss complex and stigmatized issues. Therapists provided non -judicial environments as parents and children felt hearing and supporting them. By framing young people as “children first” and creating blame free spaces, the program helped the families address their issues.

One of the therapists described the type of things that prevents parents from speaking: “There is a lot of guilt and shame related to them [child-to-parent abuse]And [the parents] Don’t feel that they can talk about it. So, I must be the only father who sets out his child and breaks my window. “I think it is so much for them to say, well, this is something, and these are the steps that we can take, and also give them the strategy.”

Parents chanted this feeling, highlighting how the program provides a rare opportunity to speak publicly in a supportive environment. A 12 -year -old son described his experience: “Talking about raw feelings with people who do not judge you, do not shake, do not laugh or Youtun, feel what you feel, and want help; it is a safe environment. I am struggling to talk about my feelings, and this helped me openness.”

Another important discovery is the program’s focus on building relationships between parents and child. Both parents and children have reported that Mohsen continued and reduce the conflict as a result of intervention. A 14 -year -old girl reflected: “[Because of the program] My mom listens to me more. She used to always talk to me and go to me without listening to my side of things. It’s much better now. “

The program -based approach was also critical. Instead of focusing on the deficit, therapists emphasized the inherent capabilities of families. One of the 16 -year -old described how this approach helped him, “Learn to deal with anger and my strengths.”

One of the therapists said: “We focus on the strengths. [organisational] DNA – everything we do focus on children’s strengths. “

Support designed as a central factor has also emerged. There are no similar families, so the interventions were flexible and adaptive, taking into account the unique circumstances and needs of each family member.

Recommendations

Our assessment is the most important gaps and opportunities in dealing with ill -treatment from the child to the father. But more comprehensive research is needed to understand how it is happening. Future research should also focus on measuring long -term effectiveness of interventions such as the parallel life program.

Regarding politics, ill -treatment requires parents to parents of their own legal and political action, distinct from home abuse. Legislative reforms must reflect the complexity of this type of abuse and avoid children’s stigmatization or neglect parental needs.

Initiatives such as the parallel lives program should also be limited, ensuring access to all families. Increased funding and treatment treatment is necessary to preserve and repeat these initiatives.

Finally, Destigmatization efforts. Public awareness campaigns may be extremely important in breaking the silence surrounding the abuse of children to parents. Removing the feeling of shame and shame from this issue may encourage more families to seek help and interact with support services.

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