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Wenn man von Kindesmissbrauch hört, fragt man sich zuerst, was einen Erwachsenen dazu bewegt, dies einem Kind anzutun. Die Gefühle der erlebten Momente aus der Perspektive des Opfers zu spüren, sich die Angst, Verzweiflung und die Scham dieser Momente vorzustellen, sind fast unmöglich. Sie sind etwas, das die meisten Menschen verdrängen, aus Angst davor, zu erfahren, was ein Kind in diesen Momenten der Machtlosigkeit empfindet. Ausgeliefert und allein ohne die Hilfe einer geliebten Person, oder oft sogar in dieser Situation mit einem nahestehenden Menschen.

Libro que muestra la dimensión, gravedad, causas y consecuencias de los golpes al educar, al mismo tiempo que proporciona medidas para la prevención, protección y el cuidado infantil. Brinda más de 100 métodos pedagógicos positivos para erradicar el maltrato en la educación y romper así...

La niña liberada. Violencia sexual y poder es un testimonio sobre el abuso sexual sufrido por la autora en su infancia de parte de su propio padre, un militante del Partido Comunista que en la calle luchaba contra la dictadura de Pinochet, pero en casa era abusivo e irresponsable, todo esto en...

This intimate and unflinching memoir explores Wen's struggle to survive, and confronts the belief that people don't change. Through appalling abuse and neglect, Wen finds a way to a very different kind of life, embodying resilience, healing and transformation. The story is woven through with the intriguing themes of Wen's life. With humility, understanding and beauty, she delves into the plight of a stammerer, the unbreakable bonds of twinship, and her body's need to dissociate.

It was a long, sometimes devastating, journey Maxine was forced to undertake through the depths of despair as a preschooler, and then on through a tumultuous adolescence during which she was ignored yet at the same time abused by a uncaring mother who daily left her with a malevolent grandmother who similarly mistreated her. Instructed by her divorced mother to no longer call her Mama, in an effort to enhance her own marketability as a perspective wife to some unsuspecting man.

After a life in care, with both good and bad experiences of the system, Hope knows all too well what the risks are for children in care as they approach adolescence. Lacking any sense of self-worth or belonging, children in care are often dismissed by the authorities as impossible to manage and, worse, perceived as children who have invited sexual abuse by placing themselves in 'dangerous' situations. Hope lifts the lid on this untold chapter of her story and the devastating effects she experienced when she reconnected with her past.

Co-written by the writer of Sunday Times bestsellers The Asylum, The Convent, Silent Sisters and Abandoned, this is the harrowing emotional story of horrific sexual abuse at the hands of a father.

A young girl's life is shadowed by secrets and lies. When Willow arrives in the Allen household, curious things begin to happen. Who is the strange child dressed in outlandish clothes who refuses a mobile phone? What are the mysterious allegations that have been made about her?

Trish Hinde, 35, was sexually abused by her father, Gerard King, from the age of six. Alone and scared, she internalised her trauma and began suffering from violent seizures. Her father took responsibility for her epilepsy care, even abusing her on hospital visits. Trish and her five siblings were neglected, often relying on neighbours for food and watching helplessly as bailiffs carried away their possessions. In her early teens, Trish was recklessly promiscuous and became a victim of child sexual exploitation, often finding herself in danger.