Archive for January 2020
How Sexual Abuse Wires The Toddler Brain and What You Can Do About It
This is blog number 2 in a 5 part series Child Sexual Abuse Effects Child sexual abuse is a major reality that affects 1 in 5 girls, and 1 in 7 boys, every year. Abusers are often people the child knows, a parent, caregiver, religious/spiritual figure, and/or even other children/teens. They can really truly be…
Read MoreHow Child Sexual Abuse Impacts the Developing Brain
How Child Sexual Abuse Impacts the Developing Brain (part 1 in a 5 part series) We all know that sexual abuse has lasting effects on the person who was abused. This often shows up as chronic feelings of low self-esteem, shame, anxiety, depression, and more. But what is not talked about as much is how…
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