I couldn't agree more. I want to shout that out from the rooftops.
I think what you said is really interesting, because some kids maybe haven't been exposed to extreme trauma. It's that grey area, where we look at defining coercive control or being in a home that you didn't really know is not healthy. Kids don't know what they don't know because it's just what they're exposed to.
Do you think it's going to be possible to clearly define coercive control so we can put it into policy and law? It can get into a grey area, especially where, as many people have seen and as we've seen throughout this study, victims will say, “Well, I don't have it that bad. I'm not a victim of abuse. It's not me.” Consequently, the children will learn rationalizing the irrational behaviour as well.
Do you think we can clearly define coercive control for the law?