10 Tips to Protect Children From Abusers After a Separation
Learn ways to keep your infant or toddler safe from their abusive other parent .
KEY POINTS
• Young children need special protections from coercively controlling parents .
• Domestic abuse traumatizes young children , even when the abuser does not target the children directly .
• Build a team , document everything , and act swiftly to keep your child safe .
“ The court system acknowledged that my ex is a danger to me , an adult , by granting me a protective order . How can they then order my one-year-old — who is so young and helpless — to spend weekends with him , unsupervised ?”
– A protective mother , who was abused by her child ’ s father