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Murder~Suicide

Murder-Suicides By Jan Deelstra It seems that murder-suicides are on the rise. Not a month goes by that a story of a kid killing kids on campuses and then taking his own life, or coverage of an estranged...

2 comments    health love family
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Child abuse and neglect on our kids

Child abuse and neglect and our kids Your hands are for hugging not to abuse anyone, especially innocent child!!! I’m sure many of you have different point of view on raising and parenting children....

2 comments    family how to children
Laura Ray, cWC profile image75

LOST: An Injured Soul in Dire Need of a Gentle Kind of Love

She sits quietly humming to herself as though she has not a care in the world. The aura that surrounds her, as I look cautiously in her direction, is a peaceful array of colors that touch me deeply. Her...

2 comments    love children parents
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Through The Eyes Of A Child

I never had the chance to be,The way a child should be,Running through the school yard,With a heart so young and free.Instead I sat so quietly,No-one could understand,Why I held my head so sadly,While they danced hand in hand

127 comments    children poetry child
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Living With Domestic Violence is Damaging Our Children

When we talk about abusive relationships and domestic violence we tend to concentrate on the adults, the abuser and the abused. Sadly, though all too often the people affected most are the innocent children....

16 comments    stress depression parenthood
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A Glimpse At Our Children's Future

Our country is rich with the footprints of our fore fathers. Those that have come before us have left a great legacy. Even difficult times have taught us much. Experience, as they say, is a good teacher. As a...

0 comments    trauma child neglect adult child
Insolent Shah profile image48

Treading on Broken Water

Ego Identity. That's what psychologists deemed that phase of life as. The phase where adolescents yearn for life experiences like addicts looking for their next fix. The phase in which they desperately try to...

0 comments    children poem identity
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What is Child Neglect?

  Most of us cannot imagine abusing or neglecting our children. However, child abuse and neglect are very real problems. While each State defines child abuse and neglect in it’s own way, there are...

7 comments    family home children
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Mother of 555 pound teenager charged with neglect: Is child obesity abuse?

Mother of 555 pound teenager charged with neglect 25 June 2009 link "(CBS) A mother is being charged with neglecting her obese teenage son, raising issues about whether the government has the right to...

27 comments    health politics news
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What is Child Abuse and How to Spot it

Child abuse is any harm done to a child by someone responsible for the care of that child. Abuse may be a singular incident or a pattern of behavior. It can take place anywhere, from a child's home,...

18 comments    advice family home
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