Children and Teens

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  After Domestic Violence, Kids May Cope Through Outbursts

  How to curb this behavior and help your child heal in a healthier way | Children who are exposed to domestic violence may mimic the behavior they’ve seen and act abusi... read more

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  Raising the Next Generation of Allies

  Teaching children to stand up against violence and abuse | Whether their first encounter is at school, at home or elsewhere, children will witness acts of violence and... read more

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  The Talk You Need to Have with Your College Kid

  It’s an exciting age after graduating high school, but it’s also when you’re most at risk for intimate partner violence | Fall brings with it not just cooler weather a... read more

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  How Can Kids Concentrate on School After Trauma?

  Be it a pandemic and subsequent quarantine, or violence at home, the transition back isn’t going to be easy | It’s normal for any child to have butterflies in their st... read more

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  Abusers Claim 'Parental Alienation' to Gain Custody of Kids

  Some courts continue to ignore protective parents warning of abuse | Alleging parental alienation is a frightening tactic where one parent (usually an abusive partner ... read more

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  How to Talk to Trauma-Sensitive Kids About COVID-19

  The pandemic and quarantine can be triggering for all ages | The first time I put on a face mask in front of my kids, before leaving our house to run to the drug store... read more

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  Turns Out, 3 Isn't Too Early to Talk Boundaries

  According to our survey, most parents plan to cover the topic of body boundaries with their toddler | According to our poll on DomesticShelters.org, just under 60 perc... read more

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  Custody Courts Aren't Believing Kids: Part II

  In custody court, not believing survivors and their children puts lives at risk | In this second part of Barry Goldstein’s series, the former attorney, long-time domes... read more

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  How to Help a Child Who's Being Abused

  Intimate partner violence and child abuse often go hand in hand. Here’s how you can intervene | Where there’s intimate partner violence, there’s often also child abuse... read more

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  CDC Says We Need to Pay More Attention to Childhood Trauma

  Preventing its long-term effects can reduce the risk of serious disease, death | The consequences of living through serious trauma during one’s childhood don’t just di... read more

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  Are These Texts Abusive?

  Role play your way through example texversations to see what abuse can sound like | Abuse via texting isn’t new—abusers will utilize any form of communication to exert... read more

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  Helping Kids Feel 'SAFE' at School

  An innovative school in Austin, Texas was made just for children who’ve experienced violence or abuse | For kids who have lived through, or are currently living throug... read more

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  Does PTSD Look Different in Adults and Children?

  Same symptoms for all, but harder to identify in kids who don’t know what’s going on | After living through, experiencing firsthand or just witnessing abuse, both adul... read more

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  When Masculinity Is Toxic

  Traits men learn as boys can be dangerous—to them, and to the women in their lives | We hear a lot about “toxic masculinity” these days—a term often loaded with assump... read more

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  Introducing Trauma-Informed Classrooms

  In one city, the Mindful Me program offers kids yoga, gardening to help them focus | In the past, the “unruly” kids causing disruptions in class might have been sent t... read more