The hiatus for the Carnival Against Child Abuse is over, and on the first day of Fall, Marj has posted the latest version. I’m so glad to see it back again, and look forward to digging into these posts, and more in the months to come. Go take a look and welcome it back, thanks Marj!
This is an interesting opinion piece out of Australia, one that I think we should think about more. The Commissioners found, “There is no typical profile of an adult perpetrator”. They found that the strategies used to sexually abuse children would differ greatly depending on the context in which the abuse occurred. As a result,…
No, it isn’t fair that we have to have books to teach children how to protect themselves, but it’s reality. I don’t want small children to have to learn about the possibility of being abused, but leaving them uneducated and more vulnerable is not an option.
Oh, the other thing I appreciate about this book? It is focused on the danger from people the child already knows. Our “stranger danger” approach to child abuse has been terribly lacking for decades. I’m glad to see someone taking that on.
“As a nation, Pakistan has not paid nearly enough attention to dealing with the issue. Meanwhile, thousands of innocent lives have fallen prey to various types of abuse — including physical, psychological and even sexual.” It’s true of most countries, but it seems as if Pakistan is seeing the effects of not paying attention to…
Mike has posted previously about the motivations for blogging about any subject, let alone child abuse, and within the last 10 days the UK Sunday newspaper The Observer published a similar, more recently updated article on the subject with a rather amusing photograph. The irony was, had you decided to look in the online section…
I ask myself when will I realize that setbacks are setbacks? That they aren’t destiny. I’ve always struggled with believing the bad. I always assume that the bad stuff is real and the good stuff is a facade. So if I make a mistake or I struggle or I fall, I assume that is me and…
When It All Falls Apart: Trauma’s Impact on Intimate Relationships tags: CA Ten tips to protect your child from sexual abuse – News – Jamaica Gleaner – Sunday | February 9, 2014 tags: CA How to Listen When Someone You Know Tells You They Were Raped – PolicyMic tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest…
