Archive for the ‘Sexual Abuse’ Category
Posted June 13th, 2011 by Angie Filed in Child Abuse, Christian Counseling, Sexual Abuse, Troubled Teens |
Of all the issues we deal with at Trinity Teen Solutions (TTS), sexual promiscuity tops the list. Most of the teenage girls we counsel are victims of sexual abuse, a crime that tends to lend itself to a lifestyle of sexual deviance. None of this is their fault, but it’s ...
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Posted August 26th, 2010 by Angie Filed in Sexual Abuse, Troubled Teens |
Now what?
You loved them from the start, and you put everything into them. You once thought you knew what happiness was, but then they were born, and you realized you knew nothing. They are your very own creation…your miracle. They are your life…
And someone has stolen their innocence.
No words can ...
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Posted August 18th, 2010 by Angie Filed in Sexual Abuse, Troubled Teens |
Dear Angie,
My husband and I just found out that our neighbor has been molesting our ten-year-old daughter for the past year. Not only am I outraged, but my trust has been destroyed. I never imagined that someone so close to our family could do such a thing, and I’m finding ...
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Posted August 12th, 2010 by Angie Filed in Sexual Abuse |
How to Cope as the Parent
It’s no secret that sexual abuse is the most damaging of crimes. While the victim is undoubtedly the most injured, the act also takes its toll on the victim’s loved ones. In the case of sexual abuse against children, these loved ones would be the ...
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Posted August 5th, 2010 by Angie Filed in Sexual Abuse |
When we think of sexual abuse, we automatically think of molestation. This is not surprising, as the National Alert Registry reports that one in four girls will be molested by age 18, and there are over 492,000 registered sex offenders in the United States. Unfortunately, these numbers show no signs ...
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Posted July 28th, 2010 by Angie Filed in Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Troubled Teens |
Dear Angie,
My ex-husband and I share joint custody of our teenage daughter, and she just revealed to me that (while spending the weekend at his house) his friend raped her. I can barely write the words, I’m so sick to my stomach. I immediately pressed charges and enrolled her in ...
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Posted July 22nd, 2010 by Angie Filed in Sexual Abuse, Troubled Teens |
Here at Trinity Teen Solutions, we work to engage the bodies, minds and spirits of young women struggling with an array of challenges. It saddens us to learn that (at the core of these challenges) is often a history of sexual abuse.
An estimated 90 percent of our girls have ...
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Posted July 8th, 2010 by Angie Filed in Sexual Abuse |
“Children’s bodies aren’t like automobiles with the assailant’s fingerprints lingering on the wheel. The world of sexual abuse is quintessentially secret. It is the perfect crime.”
This quote from author Beatrix Campbell gets to the heart of sexual abuse. Unlike other crimes, the damage inflicted upon victims is always internal, hidden. ...
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Posted July 1st, 2010 by Angie Filed in Sexual Abuse |
Dear Angie,
I’m writing to you with a very sick heart. I just learned that my teenage daughter has been sexually-abused by a friend of the family. She’s currently receiving counseling for it, but I can’t help wondering how this crime will affect her development. What should I expect, and even ...
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Posted June 24th, 2010 by Angie Filed in Sexual Abuse |
How to ask your child about sexual abuse.
There is no stronger bond than that between a child and its parent. Part of this bond is an instinct – a “gut feeling” – when something is troubling that child.
Maybe their personality has changed from joyful to reclusive. Perhaps they no longer ...
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Posted September 3rd, 2009 by Angie Filed in Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse |
By Angie Woodward
If you’re like most parents, you’re desperate to get into your teenage daughter’s head. But rather than talk to you, she coops herself up in her bedroom. Her silence is deafening.
Even louder is the voice inside of you that’s screaming for answers. Her behavior is much more than ...
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