Child Abuse
Child abuse is ridiculously prevalent across the world and it needs to stop. Not only because you’re harming vulnerable, innocent, and trusting young people who rely on us adults for everything but your affecting future generations-the child survivors who grow up. Grow up and continue to struggle with their own mental health, relationships, and repeating the cycle of abuse because they don’t know any other way. It’s time to stop child sexual abuse, neglect, physical abuse, incest, domestic violence, community violence, and other traumas that cause fear in children. This space is dedicated to helping survivors of child abuse heal and recover, and for those who love and support them.
The Sexualization Of Children and How This Can Impact Your Child Sexual Abuse Survivor: 4 Tips To Help Them Stop Blaming Themselves For The Sexual Abuse They Endured
The sexualization of children is not the same as child sexual abuse and yet the lasting impacts can be just as pervasive. When we sexualize children we place them in adult roles, as opposed to seeing them as children. The sexualization of children refers to placing adult attributes on a child’s body and then assigning…
Read MoreHow Child Sexual Abuse Impacts the Developing Brain and the 6 Steps You Can Take To Help Your Teen Heal From Sexual Abuse
How Child Sexual Abuse Impacts the Developing Brain (part 4 in a 5 part series) Child sexual abuse doesn’t only impact your child when it happens but can impact her into her teen years. Often times as children enter puberty old symptoms and behaviors begin to re-emerge, even if the child has had therapy…
Read MoreHow Child Sexual Abuse Impacts the Developing Brain During Middle Childhood (ages 6-12 years old)
How Child Sexual Abuse Impacts the Developing Brain During Middle Childhood (ages 6-12 years old) (part 3 in a 5 part series) Children who have been sexually abused are typically abused by someone they know. Whether it’s a parent, grandparent, babysitter, family friend or someone else close to the family, this type of trauma has…
Read MoreGrooming Behaviors That Online Predators Use and 3 Steps You Can Take To Protect Your Child or Teen
Predators use manipulation in order to gain the trust of their targets. These manipulation tactics are globally known as grooming behaviors. Grooming behaviors are designed to make the target of the abuse feel “special”, build trust, and have access to the target fairly easily. Most people who sexually abuse children, use children that they know…
Read More4 Tips to Stop Child Sexual Abuse From Continuing and Surviving Being Stuck With Your Abuser
This is for you, the person who is currently surviving sexual abuse being perpetrated against you, at this moment. I know you are feeling afraid to disclose, fear that others will blame, shame and/or judge you, and feeling all alone in your pain. The sexual abuse of a child, has sadly, been a problem in…
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