Right to Love is concerned that the government and the domestic abuse lobby seek to remove the presumption of parental involvement in their child’s life after parents split up. This will impact every parent in the UK should their relationship end. Going through family court is a stressful experience already, let alone having to start …
Right to Love has developed a set of images highlighting that in the lives of growing children, every second counts. Looking at Attachment Strategies we know children develop strategies to adapt to different levels of danger. They develop patterns of behaviour and ways of looking at the world based on their experiences. Without the right …
Good-enough parenting is NOT severe abuse. That is the type of parenting that would rise to the level that warrants a child protection response and removal from the parent’s care by the state. It indicates a strong inability to look after a child’s physical and emotional needs. In the UK, a child is defined as …
RTL News It has been a big month in the world of family court, the impacts of which will ripple across the generations for millions of UK families for decades to come. The abuse and murder of Sara Sharif has shown the danger of listening to a child’s voice contributing to the worst outcome when …
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains details of horrific child abuse which may cause distress. We recommend you do not read this if you are vulnerable. Sara Sharif was a 10-year-old child who had been subjected to years of horrific physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother. She died on the …
As described in our article on Attachment Strategies, Dr Patricia Crittenden, an American Psychologist who is best known for her work in the field of attachment theory and lead creator of the Dynamic Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation maintains that All parents harm their children more or less, just as all are more or …
Attachment theory seeks to understand the importance of relationships between humans, in particular the early bonds between a child and their primary caregivers, usually their mum and dad. Then looking at how those bonds influence the child’s future relationships with other adults and their own children. It was first pioneered by John Bowlby a British …
RTL News Welcome to the first monthly newsletter from Right to Love (RTL) RTL raises awareness of child/partner psychological abuse in the context of parental seperation. Our leaflet provides a brief overview of this issue for busy professionals and families. Some refer to “parental alienation” but we have outlined Why Right to Love Doesn’t Use the Term …
Donald Winnicott was a British Paediatrician and Psychoanalyst who focused on the medical care and development of young children. He found that parenting did not need to be perfect to ensure successful child development and championed “the sound instincts of normal parents” against high standards expected of parents by professional experts1 p, 173. In 1953, …
History Child Psychological Abuse Awareness Day is a global awareness day for children who are subjected to psychological abuse. It is held on the 10th October which is also World Mental Health Day. The first Child Psychological Abuse Awareness Day was established on 10th October 2024. The date was chosen by Thrivers Speak, a group …
