Abuse

Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and [...]

Teaching the Hurt Child is based on the content of a workshop that A Child’s Song has been presenting across the province for many years. The concepts in this manual came from the [...]

We know that children and youth entering foster care—as well as those who may have spent time in foster care—often come to us with histories that include abuse or neglect. And it may be scary or [...]

It can sometimes be difficult to know for certain if a child in your care has witnessed domestic violence. Being able to listen openly, as a caregiver, can be important for a child to share their [...]

This topic is one of the most fearful that foster and adoptive parents encounter. The reality is that most foster and adoptive parents will care for a child who has been exposed to some level of [...]

Despair. Emotional isolation. Self-loathing. Immaturity. Abusive actions.These are just some of the damaging fragments that remain embedded within our personalities, behaviors, and souls when we [...]

This book chronicles the life of a young girl as she is thrust from the only home she knows. Molested by her step-father, abandoned by her mother she is thrown into the foster care system where [...]

Joe Overturf shares his life journey of discovery; working with kids that schools have clearly failed. It is through his self-reflections and interactions with misunderstood students that have [...]

“Come along with Hector and Sue Badeau on their ultimate road trip – adopting and raising 22 children, from diverse backgrounds with many special needs. Like any road trip, their story has twists [...]

“Facing up to Facebook examines the challenges faced by all parties involved in contact after adoption and looks at how adoptive parents can help children satisfy their need to know about [...]