February is dating violence prevention month, and the month of love.
February, the month of love, the month for giving roses, the month of chocolate, and it’s also dating violence prevention month. I find it interesting that love and violence coincide with one another, but that’s another story. Many of us think that February is a month for Hallmark to cash in, or a time for …
Why did Ashley kill herself? Because she could no longer take the verbal and emotional pain associated with sexual abuse.
It’s the story of Terry High School senior Ashley Billasano, 18, the Rosenberg teen who killed herself after claiming she’d been sexually abused for years. Ashley’s not alone, 1 in 4 girls will experience sexual abuse and unlike Ashley, the majority of boys and girls are too ashamed, embarrassed and/or afraid to come forward and …
Why are we willing to bury our head in the sand, instead of blowing a whistle?
Recently there’s been national press related to a Texas Judge who beat his daughter with a belt for seven minutes (you can watch it on Youtube), and now Penn State is front line and center with a child abuse scandal, involving Sandusky and key decision makers of the University. It’s amazing that both cases have …
I would like to say that bullying is a fad, but…
Examples of bullying are everywhere in the news today, and the ultimate tragedy is that many young people are committing suicide from being bullied. I’m sure when you talk to your friends, many can relate to being taunted and picked on as a child, but I don’t believe that bullying was ever promoted by the …
Does reality T.V. promote child abuse?
I find it interesting that millions of Americans will watch reality TV shows that focus on family drama, with verbal, physical and mental abuse being tossed about like a baseball. Does anyone think about the short- or long-term affects of these actions, both to an adult but, more importantly, to a child? Why do we …