Topic: child abuse

Spanish Child Abuse Organization Crafts Genius Ad That Only Children Can See

Reaching out to abused children is difficult to say the least. Considering that these kids are most likely being abused by the person that they depend on the most — their parents or guardians — encouraging them to speak up is fraught territory. But the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation (ANAR) in Spain has just pioneered a worthwhile attempt: a child abuse ad that appears differently to kids and grownups. Or maybe a very short grownup. More »

Mother Charged With Homicide As Her Babies Died Holding Each Other In House Fire

I can’t stand this story. This is one of those times I wish I had a wayback machine so I could go and take all these kids out of their home and make this tragedy go away and have never happened. Hope Kaneshia Hawkins, age 21, has been charged with homicide by child abuse after leaving her four children alone. A fire broke out in their trailer in Hartsville, South Carolina and all of the children died of smoke inhalation. More »

It’s Not The End Of National Child Abuse Prevention Month For Many Of Us

No one wants to raise a sociopath, or an abuser, or a rapist, or a murderer or an accomplice. There are no easy answers or solutions to any of these problems, but I do think conversations about all these topics help. Personally, when I cover yet another story about abuse or rape I’m not doing it because I enjoy being scandalous (I save that for my endless coverage of z-list celebrities) I’m doing it because when readers respond with their own thoughts and opinions and concerns about these issues it helps me sleep better at night. More »

The Twerking Dad Is In Jail, And No, I Still Don’t Think Beating Kids Is Ever Justified

We all want, no matter what race we are, to raise kids who are responsible and who have huge amounts of self-respect and who want to do great things in the world. No one ever holds their newborn daughter and says “Gee, one day I hope you grow up and put on a pair of skimpy panties and twerk on an Internet video.” More »

Child Abuse Is Everywhere And I’m Sick Of People Justifying It

It seems like not a day goes by lately when you don’t hear about some horrific stories of child abuse. This week alone brought a story of a 4-year-old left outside in freezing temperatures as punishment for misbehaving in his daycare class, and an even more horrific story about a little boy being duct-taped and hung upside down as punishment in another daycare. How can so many adults feel that abusing children – even those who aren’t their own – is okay? More »

Father Beats Daughters For Twerking Video – Internet Calls It Good Parenting

I don’t believe in hitting kids. I especially don’t agree with what this father did. The correct reaction would be to maybe sit down with your daughters and explain to them you feel posting videos like that is inappropriate and ask them to remove them. Or take away their Facebooks. Or ground them from using the computer for a while. Not to beat them with an extension cord until they are howling in pain. More »

Dear Chris Christie, Here’s Why The ‘Deference To Parents’ Choices’ Shouldn’t Apply With Gay Conversion Therapy

New Jersey could possibly become the second state in the country to ban gay conversion therapy. The state’s Senate Health Committee approved legislation banning the use of this dangerous therapy technique for minors, but influential Governor Chris Christie says that he still isn’t sure if he supports the legislation or not. Here’s why he should. More »

Stop Taking Bathtub Pics Of Your Kids Because They Are Child Porn! Even Though They Aren’t!

I guess the lesson learned is that if you ever catch your kid doing something cute when they are naked and you take a photo of it don’t take it anywhere to be developed. I only have a few of these types of pictures in our own family albums and they involve a ton of bubbles and usually a cat sitting on the edge of the tub, so it’s not like you see a naked kid anyway, but this really freaks me out. More »

If Only Child Abuse And Rape Procured The Moral Outrage That Extended Breastfeeding And Family Diaper Changing Do

This week on Mommyish, we had two pieces that garnered quite the moral outrage.

Lisa C. Baker, who wrote candidly about her struggle to wean her 5-year-old earned her such admitted ”sanctimommyism” from one reader and many, many others. Another mother of four contributed to our Anomymous Mom column, writing that due to her family and childcare provider’s frankly awesome team efforts, she personally hasn’t changed a diaper in over six weeks. She has since been called “selfish” “a narcissist ” and been accused of “abusing her children,” all for enlisting the help of her spouse, her children, and her babysitter. The comments on both pieces continue to swell with far cruder comments. Yet in the two years that I’ve been with Mommyish, in which we daily cover the atrocities of pervasive rape and child abuse, said stories haven’t accumulated even a fraction of this animosity.

I’m emphatically not OK with this. More »

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Having A Bad Parent Has Left Me Doubly Afraid Of Becoming A Bad Parent

I’m not embarrassed to tell you that I was (and am) a particularly complicated woman. And much of this complexity stems from my very dysfunctional childhood, growing up in a house with a father who was the definition of a bad parent.

It’s not really even debatable: My dad was an abusive coke addict for the entirety of the time he was in my life that I can recall. More »

UPDATE: Jane Pratt’s New Beauty Website Says ‘Toddlers Are Effing Hot’ – Because Child Sex Abuse Is Just Hi-Larious

I’m not a raging fan of some of the content on XoJane. As a woman of a certain age, who has children, I just couldn’t get behind some of the content that the editors of the website choose to publish. As a feminist I believe that woman can do whatever the hell they want with their bodies, it’s their business, and I really don’t care if adults want to act like idiots their entire lives. It’s just not my jam. But what I do care about is the abuse of children, so when I was linked to this article on Jane Pratt’s new beauty website, XoVain.com, I was pretty appalled: More »

Anons To Protest In Weirton Today Because Anonymous Really Hates Baby Rapists

There are many facets and secs and divisions and groups in and within Anonymous but one thing that is usually agreed upon is that Anonymous really hates people who abuse children. And some Anons will be staging a vigil today in front of the Hancock County Courthouse in New Cumberland from 12 to three o-clock. More »

More Good News From Steubenville: Parent Sentenced After Shoving Kids In Storage Bins

Let’s get this straight Steubenvillians, I am not picking on your fine city. In every article I have written about Steubenvile, I have mentioned that there are many wonderful people there who care about their youth and who want to do the best they can in raising kids who are upstanding citizens. And not members of the notorious “rape crew.” But not this parent! Because they decided to discipline their kids in those bins that the rest of our parents use for storing away random toys or extra bedding. More »

Jerry Sandusky Attempts Second Appeal To Overturn That Whole Raping 10 Children Thing

Like a huge zit on the country’s chin that just will not go away, Jerry Sandusky is continuing his legal battles, attempting to overturn his conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse and assault, perpetrated on 10 different victims. The disgraced former Penn State coach has filed his second appeal with the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Let’s see the bogus reasons he comes up with this time. More »

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