Parenting

“My name is Sarah. My husband died a few years ago, leaving me to look after our six children and my ageing mother. I was overwhelmed in every element of my life; financially, I was struggling as the only one bringing in any money from my maize business, and emotionally, I was grieving. Because of how I was feeling, I used my children as punching bags. I would hit them with a large stick that I kept in the corner of my room. I would hurt them even if they had done nothing wrong, not realizing that they were also mourning their father.