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"Maria" ended up in A and E after being assaulted by her 11-year-old child. There\u2019s nothing unusual about children being rude or sometimes abusive to their parents, particularly when they\u2019re adolescents. But some parents are attacked and abused by their children on a regular basis. It\u2019s a pattern of behaviour that can begin as young as three years old and become unmanageable by teenage years.

Many parents remain silent out of shame and out of fear of the consequences if they seek help, worried that their child may be taken into care or criminalised. So it\u2019s a hidden problem. The issue is now on the government\u2019s agenda with a consultation that\u2019s aiming to find a common definition for the issue. Jo Glanville talks to parents, practitioners and researchers about what happens in families when a child becomes violent, what should be done to support them and what lies behind this kind of behaviour.

Presented and Produced by Jo Glanville\nExecutive Editor: Bridget Harney\nResearch: Maia Miller-Lewis\nStudio Manager: Jon Calver\nActors: Jayne Ashbourne and Juliet Cowan\nA Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4

Organisations in the programme offering information or support on child to parent violence:

Family Lives\nParentline family support and bullying helpline | Family Lives\nhttps://www.familylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help/confidential-helpline

CAPA First Response\nCapa First Response | You are not alone - Capa First Response\nhttps://capafirstresponse.org/

Talk Listen Change\nYoung People\u2019s Programmes - TLC: Talk, Listen, Change (talklistenchange.org.uk)\nhttps://talklistenchange.org.uk/project/young-peoples-programmes/

Holes in the Wall\nHOLES IN THE WALL | documenting parent abuse\nhttps://holesinthewall.co.uk/