MOTHERS’ GROUP PROGRAM Michele Paddon Program Developer/Manual Author
STRATEGIES - AVA
STRATEGIES - AVA
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THE COMMON QUESTION . . .<br />
• “Why did she stay?”<br />
• “Why didn’t she leave for the<br />
sake of the children?”<br />
The underlying message?<br />
THE UNCOMMON QUESTION . . .<br />
• “Why did he abuse her?”<br />
• “How could he hurt his<br />
children by being so abusive to<br />
their mother?”<br />
The underlying message?<br />
THE POINT?<br />
Validation –<br />
Helping women see how society imposes thinking that<br />
makes it difficult to leave abusive situations - and that<br />
leaving takes strength, courage, determination
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