Most seem to assume that I believe that it's better for children to be stuck in abusive families than to experience divorce.

This would be true in a shipwreck, a war, a famine, or an abusive family.

Coming from an abusive family, he was raised strictly on academics, but found a liking in sports.

However, many of the children were placed into homes where they were used as child labor on farms, or with abusive families.

The number of American children nobody wants, or who grow up in abusive families, is tragically high.

I would always worry: what if it's an abusive family?

These studies have not looked at the effects of extreme environments, such as in abusive families.

The letter cited the dysfunctional, alcoholic and abusive family in which her husband grew up.

The changes, approved by Congress last week, are intended to make it easier to remove children from abusive families and speed up their adoption.

"Mark down another one for the misguided abusive families of the world."