After a workshop I facilitated on working with kids who have been abused, an elderly woman approached me to ask me a question. She shocked me with the simplicity and depth of the question. Here’s what she said, “I love the kids in my community but I don’t know how to connect with the. I [...]
Archive for the ‘Sexual Abuse’ Category
Self-Mutilation in Abuse Survivors
Posted: September 13, 2010 in Self-Injury, Sexual AbuseTags: Abuse, Child abuse, Emotion, Learning, Pain, Psychological trauma, Self-harm, Sexual abuse
One of the ironies of surviving abuse is that victims might further harm themselves. Self-mutilation includes; burning, hitting, cutting, excessive scratching, using harsh abrasives on skin or scalp, poking sharp objects into flesh, head banging, pulling out hair or eyebrows for noncosmetic purposes, inserting objects into body orifices, excessive fasting, self-surgery, excessive tattooing or piercing, or refusing [...]
Myths About Child Abuse And Neglect
Posted: September 4, 2010 in Parenting, Sexual Abuse, Youth MinistryTags: Abuse, Child abuse, Children Youth and Family, Family, Local Resources, Prevention, Psychological abuse, Violence and Abuse
Child abuse is more than bruises or broken bones. While physical abuse is shocking due to the scars it leaves, not all child abuse is as obvious. Ignoring children’s needs, putting them in unsupervised, dangerous situations, or making a child feel worthless or stupid are also child abuse. Regardless of the type of child abuse, [...]
Constance – Mr. J. Medeiros
Posted: May 30, 2010 in Addiction, Pornography, Sexual Abuse, Technology, Teen Dating Violence, TeensTags: porn, pornography, technology, teen sex
We know this video was released a couple years ago but it warrants being recycled every now and again because of the powerful message it has. WARNING: The content of this video addresses themes of pornography and the internet. It is useful for beginning discussion with you teens on the long reaching effects of pornography. [...]
Parents In Denial About Sexually Active Children
Posted: May 4, 2010 in Adolescent Development, LGBTQ Youth, Parenting, Pornography, Sexual Abuse, Teen Dating Violence, Teens, UncategorizedTags: sexting, technology, teen sex, text, text messaging, texting
In an article from PsychCentral a new study from North Carolina State University shows that many parents think that their children aren’t interested in sex — but that everyone else’s kids are. The article suggests that many parents have certain beliefs about adolescent sexual behavior that may be, albeit unintentionally, reinforcing certain stereotypes that shape the sexual behavior of their [...]
10 Things You Need To Know About Date Rape
Posted: April 19, 2010 in Sexual Abuse, Teen Dating ViolenceTags: Rape, Date rape drug, Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, Flunitrazepam, Date rape, Drug
Date Rape is forced or coerced sex between; partners, dates, friends, friends of friends or general acquaintances. Date Rape can be coerced both physically and emotionally – some emotional tactics include; threats to reputation, threats to not like you, name calling, saying you “brought it on” or “really want it”, threats to break up and [...]
The State of Male Adolescence Today
Posted: April 12, 2010 in Addiction, Adolescent Development, Depression, Mental Illness, Sexual Abuse, SuicideStatistics and stories about our homicidal adolescent males are dramatic enough to garner most of the headlines; the fourteen-year old in Mississippi who killed two children and wounded seven; the fourteen- year old in Kentucky who shot three dead; the thirteen-year old in Washington who opened fire in his school and killed three; the eleven and [...]
