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Battered- they are in abusive relationships, battery is the name of the crime when physical abuse is present.
See links for resources for battered and abused women.
About 10%, or perhaps as many as 40%, of abusive parents were themselves physically abused as children, but most abused children do not grow up to be abusive parents.
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You will need a lawyer to try and get you full custody of your children and your lawyer will have to prove your husband is abusive to his children. If you presently have duel custody of your children and you take the children to the UK you could be charged with kidnapping.
a mother becomes abusive once she begins to harm her children, or put them in any sort of physical or emotional danger
Yes, it is. If someone is abused or sees/hears a lot of abuse when they are younger chances are they are going to be abusive themselves.
Because they want your pity. This is suppose to make you feel guilty and stay with him.
Julia Roberts played the role of a battered wife in the movie "Sleeping with the Enemy," released in 1991. In the film, she portrays Laura Burney, who fakes her own death to escape her abusive husband. The movie highlights her struggles to reclaim her life and freedom from an oppressive relationship.
This is a generalisation, and a highly incorrect one at that. Women can be, are just as abusive and insecure as men. Many men are not abusive and are quite secure with themselves - the opposite is in fact a minority.
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Keep them away from the father and make an agreement with him not to be verbally abusive to your children