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Sharing – A journalist’s guide on what to write — and what not to — when covering child abuse
This is something that, I hope, more journalists will pay attention to, because there really is an important difference between calling something “a relationship with an underage person”, and child sexual abuse, or rape. It matters to be accurate about these things. But, it’s not just journalists. In 2020 with blogs, social media, forum sites…
Link – Stress from Positive Change Requires PTSD Self-Care Too
This is something to always keep in mind, I think it’s why we sometimes look at people who are dealing with trauma from their past and can’t figure out why they seem so reluctant to make even positive changes – Change of any kind can create stress. As demonstrated by this Online Stress Test, many…
Carnival Against Child Abuse for Sept. 2009
It’s up over at Mind Parts. Paul’s got a whole section of entries covering relationships for survivors. Looks like there’s a bunch of really interesting ideas being talked about. Go check it them out!!
Sharing – Is ‘Good Touch’ and ‘Bad Touch’ an Unhelpful Shortcut to Teaching Kids about Consent?
I think this article by Srinidhi Raghavan raises some really interesting points, starting with these three reasons why it might not be as simple as good vs bad touch: “First, what is “good” touch? What is “bad”? How is a child supposed to determine this, and how do we teach them this without being broad…
Quotes From Male Survivors
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Link – ‘No secret’ families help protect children from sexual abuse
It may not be the only thing we need to do in terms of combating child abuse, but there is simply nothing more important than this: “Clearly, parents need to prepare children for the mental games of secrecy and grooming that characterize most childhood sexual abuse. Levine and Klein observe that while abusers may use…