Helping Children Thrive
Supporting Woman Abuse Survivors as Mothers: A Resource to Support Parenting
by Linda Baker and Alison Cunningham (2004). This 76-page resource, developed with funding from the Ontario Women's Directorate, is written for service providers assisting women who have survived woman abuse. These services may be offered in the violence against women sector, or through children's mental health centres, in child protection settings, or any other place where women seek assistance for their children. Material addresses the needs of abused women as mothers, how abusive men parent, how abusive men affect family dynamics, effects of power and control tactics on mothers, the potential impact of woman abuse on children of different ages, and strategies used by young people to cope with violence in their homes. Guidance on parenting children exposed to violence is also offered. Forty-two pages are designed as handouts for women, to be distribued as an adjunct to individual or group interventions on woman abuse or on parenting.
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 Helping Children Thrive: Supporting Woman Abuse Survivors as Mothers 
Contents
How to Use This Resource
Working with Abused Women: Assumptions & Values
10 Principles of Service Delivery
Characteristics of Abusive Men
Power & Control Wheel
Positive Messages for Mothers
Advocacy Wheel
The Needs of Abused Women as Mothers
Working with Mothers in Shelters
Working with Women on Farms or in Rural or Remote Areas
Working with Aboriginal Women
Working with Women New to Canada
How Abusive Men Parent
How Abusive Men Affect Family Dynamics
Effects of Power & Control Tactics on a Mother
Roles Children may Assume When Woman Abuse Occurs
Why the "Everyday Essentials" for Parenting are Important for Children who Lived with Violence
Survival Strategies of Children & Teenagers
Potential Impact of Violence on Infants and Toddlers
Potential Impact of Violence on Preschoolers
Potential Impact of Violence on School-age Children
Potential Impact of Violence on Teenagers
Taking Care of Yourself
Knowing When to Report Child Maltreatment
Additional Resources
Handouts for WomenEveryone is encouraged to use any of these pages as handouts during individual or group interventions with women. Some women may find them useful as self-study material. Each handout is available for viewing, printing or download.
Power & Control Wheel
Staying Safe
Helping Your Children Stay Safe
You Know What You and Your Children Need: Ask for It!
The Abuse of Children Wheel & The Nurturing Children Wheel
How an Abusive Partner can Affect you as a Mother
"Everyday Essentials:" Top Ten Tips for Parents
Lessons Children can Learn from Violence
10 Things I Can Do: Using the "Everyday Essentials" at Home
Choosing Non-negotiable Rules in our Family: R.S.V.P.
What I Learned from my Parents About Being a Parent
How my Child or Teen Copes
Books to Read with my Children
You and Your Baby or Toddler
You and Your Pre-schooler
You and Your School-aged Child
You and Your Teenager
Life with a Teenager: The Art of Negotiation
10 Basic Points of Good Discipline
An Exercise to Practise: "Clean up Your Room!"
An Exercise to Practise: "Negotiating a Curfew"
Healing and Strengthening the Mother/Child Bond
Navigating Children's Contact with their Father
When Children Act Abusively in your Home
When You Need More Support
When Your Child Needs More Support
Taking Care of Yourself
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En Français
Disponible aussi en francais: Pour aider les enfants à mieux réussir / En assistant dans leur rôle maternel les survivantes de la violence faite aux femmes: Une ressource pour appuyer l'art d'être un bon parent.
More Information
For more information, including how to request on-site training, contact
Karen Rhiger.
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