This Week’s Links (weekly)
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Open secret or Open wound?: A 360 degree view on Bacha Bazi | Indiegogo
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Silent Tears: Guiding child abuse victims down a healing path
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Open secret or Open wound?: A 360 degree view on Bacha Bazi | Indiegogo
tags: CA
Blues or Depression? Knowing When to Seek Treatment
tags: CA
How to Talk with Your Children about Sexual Abuse
tags: CA
Seven Mistakes People Often Make When They Get Depressed
tags: CA
Silent Tears: Guiding child abuse victims down a healing path
tags: CA
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
However, just because not every teenager is harmed by statutory rape doesn’t mean that it’s an okay thing to do. Most of us know people who have driven while drunk, and gotten home safely without hurting themselves or anyone. Does that make drunk driving okay? Of course it doesn’t. Because the question isn’t “Is this…
The sentiment what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger seems to be commonplace among those who espouse the virtues of resilience, grit, and mental toughness. But what happens when adversity strikes during childhood? What are the adult responses to an early life filled with not just adversity and trauma, but toxic stress? And more importantly,…
Facing the Reality of Sibling Sexual Abuse – tags: CA ChildAbuse US Swimming sexual abuse scandal continues to grow tags: Sports CA ChildAbuse This Moving Short Video Takes You Inside The Mind Of Someone Struggling With Depression tags: CA Depression Depression Is Not A Scandal tags: CA Depression How to Understand Your Partner’s (Or Your…
As pointed out later in the article below, the second-highest rate of suicide belongs to elderly white men. We have created a stereotype of the “grumpy old man” in our society. We’ve even made movies out of it. But don’t let that fool you, that grumpiness or the other moods we assume are just part of getting older, might not be that at all.
Parents, if you’ve had a talk about inappropriate touch with your young child, where did you go to learn about how to have that conversation? Were there resources available locally, an internet resource, schools? Or were you truly left on your own? Please share in the comments so that other parents can be educated. I am aware of a couple of places to get information, but as someone who isn’t a parent, I’m more interested in what has helped you actually talk to your kids about inappropriate touch. Please share.