Child Abuse Defense

Why Is There Child Abuse And Incest

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:01:11 +0000

I was sitting at the dinner table with three of my grandchildren who ranged from age one to four. We were laughing and talking about the days events, when Samuel turned towards me and said, "I love you, grandma". His face shone with the brightest smile as if he had just come to a big revelation...

Children And Family Violence

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:01:13 +0000

Children are the future of a nation. It is the foremost responsibility of parents to provide a peaceful and safe environment necessary for proper growth and development of a child. Each year, thousands of children are traumatized and victimized by parents and guardians who tend to exploit childre...

Top Five Tips on Leaving an Abusive Relationship

admin — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:01:01 +0000

The subject of marital physical abuse is as sensitive as murder or child molestation nowadays. You Google this topic and you'll get multitudinous lists which you cannot even read in a day, probably, you may even get bored or nauseated. But, I know this is impossible. Whoever gets bored by this t...

Is Your Child Safe From Sexual Abuse

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:01:01 +0000

If you taught your child all the rules of 'stranger danger' you have protected him/her from a 1% chance of being sexually abused. This leaves your child vulnerable to the most likely sexual child abuse offender, family members or other trusted adults. 80% of children are sexually abused by a fa...

Domestic Violence Against Women and Children

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:01:01 +0000

Many years ago, I made friends with a professor who taught business communications in a respectable Long Island University. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that this self-reliant, well-educated, and good-looking woman could be the victim of domestic abuse. Yet, she was. As our fr...

Common Myths About Child Sexual Abuse and Incest

admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:01:20 +0000

The first response the majority of people form when hearing of sexual child abuse or incest is denial: "I do not have to be concerned about that in my community." "That would never happen in my family."

The unbelievable reality is that a person who sexually abuses children may seem very...

Strangers as Sex Offenders

admin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:01:24 +0000

Back when we were young, our parents often warned us about talking to people we don't really know. I remember being told not to talk to strangers every time I got out of the house to play with our neighbors back when I haven't reached puberty. I guess most parents think that strangers offer the...

Munchausen Syndrome - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:01:32 +0000

Munchausen syndrome is a type of factitious disorder, or mental illness. Persons with this disorder act as if he or she has a physical or mental disorder over and over again. In reality, these persons have caused their own symptoms.

Why would a person fake being ill? Some researchers say th...

Brazil-Corruption Reigns in South America’s Top Economic Power

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:01:30 +0000

Craig Alden arrived in Brazil in 1991 and then upon seeing the abject poverty, established an orphanage for children in its rural heartland that same year. Alden has a Brazilian wife and 2 children with her.

Shortly after establishing his orphanage "Warboys", Alden was confronted by a loc...

Clinical Implications of Child Abuse

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:01:20 +0000

Research suggests that undisclosed sexual abuse on children has important clinical implications. Children encounter shock that threatens their integrity and wellbeing due to the extremely aversive nature of the event. Critical psychological setbacks may build up in the victim as a consequence of ...

Sexual Child Abuse Knows No Gender

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:01:11 +0000

Male Sexual Abuse Survivors face the same emotional, mental, physical and spiritual trauma women survivors face with two exceptionsthey judge themselves more harshly, and they have difficulty recognizing/believing they have been abused.

David Finkelhor and J. Bziuba-Leatherman's studies re...

Tips on Choosing Quality Child Care Facilities

admin — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:01:02 +0000

Choosing the type of care that is best for your child can seem like a fulltime job by itself. There are many options available. Among them are:

Child Care Centers
Family Child Care
In-home Caregivers
Care Provided by Relatives, Friends and Neighbors

It is important ...

Bullying vs. Harassment

admin — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:01:35 +0000

There are two fundamental differences between bullying and harassment. One is in the age of the people involved. The second is the legal ramifications of each.

Bullying describes behaviours between children under the age of 12 that is offensive, cruel, intimidating, or humiliating. Bullying...

What Is Abuse And What Is Domestic Violence

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:01:35 +0000

Why do we men and women alike put up with this in our relationships? Domestic violence is all violence in the home. Domestic violence does not necessarily means husband and wife. It could be be father and son, mother and daughter, whom are engaged in physical and verbal altercations. Abuse is ver...

Is It Cancer Or Is It Christ In You

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:01:30 +0000

They call "cancer" the big "C" word. Is it really? I beg to differ as a Christian.

I hope the information in this article will give hope to you who have been given no hope because a doctor has diagnosed you with cancer.

I would hope you would rather focus your attention on "Chris...