Why do we push??
Why do we fall for someone so fast, yet we push them away? I know that emotionaly trust is a huge issue. But I am determined not to let it ruin my next relationship (if that chance ever comes again)....
View ArticleDelays in Progress
I can understand why people misinterpret my ambiguious personality as being simply "mixed-up", irrational and proof that I do not know WHAT I want in and out of Life. I require - yes, demand - a rigid...
View ArticleImpact of Adoption on Adopted Persons
Factsheet for FamiliesAuthor(s): Child Welfare Information GatewayYear Published: 2004 Often when people hear the word "adoption," they think of an infertile, childless couple delightedly gazing into...
View ArticleThe New Dare to Discipline
The New Dare to Discipline (Paperback) by James Dobson (Author) Book Descriptionread more
View ArticleHow adopting an angelic five-year-old blew our family apart
By MELANIE ALLENWhen Melanie Allen and her husband Rob, a quantity surveyor, adopted a five-year-old called Alex, they couldn't believe their good fortune. Heartbreakingly beautiful, as well as...
View ArticleHolier than thou: Spiritual leaders seeking sexual prey
I read a very interesting article that goes further into the psychology of abuse and power, and why children can be so easily victimized by a "religious experience": "From Betrayal to Oneness" By...
View ArticleWhen Parents Lie About Adoption
Psychologists Say Lying to Children About Adoption Could Be TraumatizingBy EMILY FRIEDMANMay 8, 2008 — For more than 17 years, Jodi Applegate believed she was adopted. And she had no reason not to,...
View ArticleA nice motivating speech: Steve Jobs
Below is the transcript:I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've...
View ArticleSexual Abuse - Sibling
By: Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhDWhat is sibling sexual abuse? Like all forms of sexual abuse, sibling sexual abuse is an abuse of power. If a more powerful or stronger sibling, bribes or threatens a...
View ArticleIn the name of trust and charity
During our "time-off", I have been researching the history of child abuse within various so-called safe havens for children, and how religion has hurt so many innocent people .I have been reading blogs...
View ArticleFor mother and child at risk, care that includes a psychologist
By Laurie TarkanFebruary 16, 2009 / International Herald TribuneWhen she became pregnant, her grandmother offered to buy her a car if she would have an abortion. Other relatives told her the baby would...
View ArticleAlmost 7,000 criminals 'applied to be teachers' last year
Almost 7,000 convicted criminals, including paedophiles, killers, and kidnappers, have applied to become teachers in UK schools, it has been disclosed.By Graeme Paton23 February 2009 /...
View ArticleFrom Cuddle Chemical to Love Drug
Researchers are trying to harness the power of oxytocin.By By Maia Szalavitz / MSN Health and FitnessWhen oxytocin is released in the brain, it increases trust, decreases anxiety and somehow helps...
View ArticleSpare some change for our new billboard?
Charities will lose public trust if they put political campaigning above helping the needy By Jill KirbyApril 7, 2009 / Timesonlineread more
View ArticleThe European view of child social care: Less procedure, more affection
Stefan Kleipoedszus is a German-trained social pedagogue, advising the government on the philosophy here. He has worked in residential care homes both in the UK and EuropeApril 21, 2009 / The...
View ArticleSex abuse by adults is about power, not gratification
By Veronica GonzalezJune 20, 2009 / starnewsonline.comEarlier this month, a 27-year-old woman who used to teach at Williston Middle School was charged with having sex with a 15-year-old student who...
View ArticleSinterklaas and the betrayal of trust
Tonight, December 5th, he will ride the roof tops of many houses on his white horse, assisted by his Black Petes to bring gifts to children. I am talking of Sinterklaas, of course.read more
View ArticleWhen evil is cloaked as good
The conviction of two Quebec aid workers for sexual offences committed in Haiti suggests Canada's law against sex tourism is working - or perhaps that it's not nearly enoughBy Don Lajoie, Canwest News...
View ArticleWarning: Free Searches/Services (with a hidden plan)
This morning I checked recent posts on the PPL pages and found a very nice blog-piece written by a person claiming to offer free services to those who lost a family member in El Salvador. Note, no...
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