Coercive Control in Children’s and Mothers’ Lives

This groundbreaking book explores the severe impacts of coercive control, a form of domestic violence that affects millions of children worldwide. It examines how perpetrators use tactics like intimidation, humiliation, and isolation to control a partner or family member, sometimes without resorting to physical violence.

Drawing on interviews with children and mothers who have experienced coercive control, the book highlights the effects on children and emphasizes that perpetrators must be held accountable. It also discusses how resistance occurs in everyday life and how breaking free from coercive control is a long-term battle that requires sustained support and professional intervention.

Written for students, researchers, practitioners, survivors, and general readers, the book offers a child-centred perspective to deepen understanding of how coercive control impacts children.