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Link – Woman charged with sexual assault after 13 year old fathers child
Dodge County Attorney Oliver Glass says he’ll prosecute the sexual assault case like any other case. “You hear the jokes, ‘oh good for him’ and that kind of stuff, but no, the trauma for either sex can be real and therapy may be needed,” said Glass. “It’s the first case I can recall that I’ve…

Sharing – Young girls more vulnerable to online predators than ever
Imagine, if you will, the awkward social learning that goes on at a middle-school dance, for example. Now imagine a handful of 40 year old men were in the middle of that awkwardness, disguised as teens? You’d have some serious chats with your daughter before sending her off to the dance, wouldn’t you?
What do you think the internet is for 11-13 year-olds?
Have that talk, keep open lines of communication, understand the tools they are using, and how they are using them. If anything, please do not think they are too young to have to worry about this. Clearly, they do.

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Link – You do not have to forgive. If you choose to – it may be a long journey – Pete Walker
“It is simply ‘shame shifting’ to suggest forgiveness is necessary. Victims of severe childhood abuse, should not be shamed in this way, or made to feel they are the ones in the wrong, for not forgiving as per someone else’s opinion and timeframe. It is no-one’s right to suggest forgiveness is necessary, or how long a forgiveness journey…

Link – I’ll Get Strong With A Little Help From My Friends
Meeting with others on a regular basis builds strength and resilience in our Mental Health. Friends build each other up to be strong. Part of the reason that I knew traveling for a living was always going to be a temporary thing was this reality. For five years I had only somewhat regular contact with…

Link – Can we use big data to fight child abuse? The answer is complicated
I will be interested in this trend – “Analyzing historical data to forecast an event is called predictive analytics, and it’s already being used in some industries; credit card companies, for instance, use predictive analytic tools to detect fraud. In the case of child and family services, these tools could be used to process historical…