One in five children in the UK experience domestic abuse. This can have a profound impact on the rest of their lives. Parents can find it harder to give their baby warm and sensitive care if they did not have it themselves during their own childhoods.
For Baby’s Sake is the first programme for expectant parents that takes a whole-family approach, starting in pregnancy and dealing with the entire cycle and history of domestic abuse, identifying and directly addressing the trauma or traumas that lie at the heart of the problem. It usually continues until the baby is two, covering the important time when a child’s brain is developing and bonds are forming.
www.forbabyssake.org
This film shares real experiences of difficult emotions - guilt, shame and dissociation. Through support in talking therapies from For Baby's Sake, parents can learn to understand and spot their difficult feelings, this enables them to process their feelings and better control themselves when difficult emotions arise.
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