Matt Sandusky on the Grooming of Children by Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators
Matt Sandusky speaks about the slow and progressive process that a child sexual abuse perpetrator uses to manipulative a child into tolerating the abuse.
Responding to sibling sexual abuse: What to do and why Lots of good information here, especially because, in my experience, I do not think many parents would react this way. It’s too difficult to react emotionally, one way or another, and not do what’s best for all of your children. Were you sexually abused by…
Jen Winter sent me a link to an in-depth opinion piece she had written about the new TSA scanners and pat-down procedures in the US, specifically from the point of view of the mother of sexual abuse survivors. I’ve kept an eye on all of the latest news, and protests, about the new TSA procedures,…
There are several hypotheses on why re-victimization happens. Children come to view themselves as “damaged goods” who don’t deserve or shouldn’t expect better. Abused children aren’t able to recognize safe from unsafe people, and if they do, they don’t have the internal or external resources to protect themselves from danger. In a recently published study, a team…
Suzanna’s article below is about domestic abuse as an adult, but I think a lot of it also applies to survivors of childhood abuse as well. Not all of it, but nuggets like this seem very familiar to me: “Looking at the past brings shame, judgment. No one wants to be a victim. It’s embarrassing….
Ain’t this the truth – “There are three rules kids grow up with if they live in a home where someone has a problem with alcohol and/or other substances: don’t talk, don’t trust, and don’t feel.” The article has some really good ideas for helping teens navigate their parents substance abuse issues. The biggest thing…
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