woman sitting on a couch distant from her child going through coercive control

How Protective Parents Can Rebuild Bonds & Counteract Manipulation – A Four Part Series

“Coercive control is child abuse.” That statement may feel harsh to some, but not calling it what it is would be a lie.  When a coercive controller manipulates and conditions a child, teaching them to distrust, fear, or reject their protective parent – it is abuse.  It is a deeply insidious form of psychological warfare, …

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