Archive for August, 2007

Australian Animal Finger Puppets WINNER

August 31st 2007 by Megan Bayliss in Child Abuse 0

Article by Megan Bayliss
Congratulations to Eileen Wells who was drawn as the winner of the five Aussie Animal Finger Puppets.
Eileen Wells Says: August 14th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
This is such a great idea, Megan! And you always seem to have a bumper crop of those! Plus the puppets are adorable!
XXOO  Eileen
I have sent you an […]

Carnivals and Competitions are not only for Children

August 29th 2007 by Megan Bayliss in Child Abuse 2

This fortnight’s Carnival of Australia is now up at Meg’s, Dipping into the Blogpond:  August 29 Edition of the Carnival of Australia. If you are an Australian blogger or you Blog about things Australian, be sure to join us in our fortnightly showcase. Upcoming hosts can be seen at our Blog Carnival Index home and past editions […]

Children Blamed for Child Sexual Abuse

August 28th 2007 by Megan Bayliss in Child Abuse 5

Two children made a complaint against a man that everyone in the small town loved. More children came forward and made complaints of sexual abuse. Throughout the investigation, Police also contacted other children, allegedly sexually abused by this beloved townsman. Many of the contacted children admitted that the man had sexually abused them for years.
In […]

Children Learn the Cycle of Violence from our Parenting

August 27th 2007 by Megan Bayliss in Child Safety & Protection 0

The Cycle of Violence is a pattern of behavior that occurs in many relationships. Mother/daughter, husband/wife, father/son, mother/children, etc. It is an insidious and vicious pattern of behaviour that refuses to use the communication strategies of emotional intelligence, relying instead upon family members reacting through through behaviors rather than clearly identifying and calmly stating their […]

Safe Kids: Taking Each Other For Granted

August 26th 2007 by Char in Child Safety & Protection, Fostering Adoption Parenting 3

Last week I did the unforgivable in child safety as far as my household was concerned…I confiscated the TV, stereo, play station and Internet for a month from my foster kids. Why? Well, we appear to be taking what we have, including each other, for granted. And this, methinks, does not foster safe relationships with […]