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.
How 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…
Read MoreHow Covid-19 May Increase the Incidents of Child Sexual Abuse and 4 Ways You Can Protect Your Child
[Trigger Warning in this Post] [In this blog I talk about child sexual abuse and what draws the abuser in, so please be advised before reading it] How Covid-19 May Increase the Incidents of Child Sexual Abuse and 4 Ways You Can Protect Your Child The Corona Virus or Covid-19 has up ended all of…
Read MoreHow 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…
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