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Mamas (and papas), don’t let your babies grow up to be (sexual abuse) statistics.

April 12, 2019

Sexual Abuse: Image of sleigh bells hanging on bedroom door knob.

When I was little, I invented a way to prevent childhood sexual abuse. Because I was experiencing it.  Before you read about my sexual abuse solution, check out these statistics*: Nearly 70% of ALL reported sexual assaults happen to children 17 and under. 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before age 18. Children […]

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Filed Under: Raising Children, Sexual Abuse Tagged: childhood sexual abuse, How to prevent childhood sexual abuse, how to protect your kids from sexual abuse, incest

Teach Your Children Well (So they don’t become a sexual abuse statistic.)

April 5, 2019

Teach Your Children Well: image of teenaged girl on the beach

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, this topic is very important to me. And since one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18 (according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), this issue should […]

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Filed Under: Raising Children, Sexual Abuse Tagged: childhood sexual abuse, How to prevent childhood sexual abuse, how to protect your kids from sexual abuse, incest, sexual abuse, signs of childhood sexual abuse

Empty Nest 102: 7 tips for staying in touch with your kids when they leave home

August 17, 2018

Right about now, all over America, mothers of college freshmen (and kids taking [international] “gap years,” studying abroad, or leaving for mission trips) are dampening tissues and handkerchiefs, perhaps even the pillows in their children’s bedrooms, with copious tears. If you’re one of those mothers and you’re worried about staying in touch with your kids when […]

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Filed Under: Raising Children, Travel Tagged: empty nest, ESL, gap year, mission trips, social media, staying in touch with your kids, study abroad

Boy Meets World–Our 3rd and Final Labor and Delivery Story (Don’t worry; it’s funny!)

August 3, 2018

BoyMeetsWorld: Image of high school boy holding a photo of kindergarten boy.

Fluid, surprisingly warm, gushed down my legs. I glanced at the porch floor where a small pond was forming between my flip flops. Here we go again, I thought. Our last labor and delivery ever. “Watch how high we can go,” my older daughter said from the swing set. The younger one squinted and slammed […]

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Filed Under: Family, Raising Children Tagged: birth story, childbirth, labor and delivery, motherhood

1st Responder: How to react when the traumatized child is your own.

July 13, 2018

How to React When Something (Bad) Happens to Your Child. Image of sad boy.

“In this life you will have trouble.” Man, do I believe this statement. Not simply because Jesus said the words, but because I’ve personally experienced trouble. And now that I’ve lived a half a century, time and again I’ve seen bad things happen to good people, people I love. But what if it’s your own […]

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Filed Under: Emotional Health, Raising Children Tagged: helping children cope with trauma, How to help a traumatized child, How to react when something bad happens to your child, traumatized child

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