Child Abuse: The Ripple Effect – Part 3 – The First Ripples
Imagine a stone being thrown into a lake. That stone being thrown, that violent action causes the water around it to spread out into ripples. At first those ripples are close together and well defined...
View ArticleChild Abuse: The Ripple Effect – Part 4 – The Mask
I think that as humans, all teenagers wear masks. We wear them to fit in, we wear them to be popular or to get the girl or make the team or hang out with the right group of friends but this mask is...
View ArticleChild Abuse: The Ripple Effect – Part 5 – The Anger
Anger is one of our biggest enemies. We strive to control it, sometimes we relish when we unleash it and often times we regret that we allowed it to go so far. Anger is a part of every person in every...
View ArticleChild Abuse: The Ripple Effect – Part 6 – The Guilt
Along with anger is guilt. Even the loneliest among us feels guilt. It may be because of leaving someone behind to suffer in our place. It may be leaving behind your family because no matter how...
View ArticleChild Abuse: The Ripple Effect Ebook
I wanted to share with you guys the link to my eBook – Child Abuse The Ripple Effect. Taken from my blog here and condensed for easy reading Child Abuse: The Ripple Effect takes a look at what happens...
View Article5 Reasons Why Parents Single Out One Child For Abuse
1. There’s this theory I have called ‘The Negative Independence Complex”. It described as a situation where the abused child is most likely the one that has a desire for independence, the one that is...
View ArticleWarning – Sexual Abuse – The Problem with Shame
When I think about Sexual Abuse the first thing that comes to my mind is shame & abuse. For 2 years I worked with juvenile sex offenders in Arizona and almost every time the levels of shame or...
View ArticleHow To Stop the Cycle of Abuse
What is the cycle of abuse? “The cycle of abuse is a social theory developed in that tries to explain the patterns of behavior that tend to occur in an abusive relationship. Every relationship and...
View Article5 Warning Signs of Teen Dating Violence
With the recent increase in domestic violence #Trending I think that now is a good time to talk a little bit about TeenDV, or teen dating violence. There is this old saying, “Love Hurts”. The truth is,...
View ArticleTexting, Sexting, Pictures, and Video
Long time reader “Jill” wanted me to talk a little bit about how the world today can be a pretty amazing place when it comes to technology, but can also be a scary & permanent place when it comes...
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