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(Written by guest blogger Kelley Ward, Ph,D, RN, C) Mr. Bill Livermore, Dr. Kelley Ward I watched the Dr. Phil show and as a nurse, child development researcher/advocate, and author I decided to write an article about the issue of children witnessing domestic violence. The article is called Children That Witness Domestic Violence. Please consider [...]
On Monday Jan 16, Makers of Memories will be featured on the Dr. Phil show. Below are some of the messages Brian F. Martin conveys to the children on the show directly impacted by domestic violence. These very same messages may be helpful for you or someone you know. . The message shared on Dr. [...]
“I love what Makers of Memories is doing!” – Dr. Phil This holiday season is a great opportunity to bring hope and healing to the over 3 million children whose homes are filled not with the joy of the holidays, but rather anger, violence, and fear. By making a generous donation today, you’ll help ensure [...]
Soldiers in Combat and Children at Home: The Effect of Violence on the Human Brain Recent studies show that children who suffer from domestic violence display similar brain activity to combat veterans. Both exhibit increased sensitivity to potential threats, sensitivity to their environment that increases their susceptibility to psychological troubles later in life. [...]
This holiday season, Ben has one wish: “Dear Santa, some people want a phone or a computer for Christmas. Well, all I want for Christmas is for the violence to stop.” Ben is one of thousands of children who will draft similar letters to Santa this year, as domestic violence continues to poison the [...]
High Poverty Rates Put Children at Greater Risk With poverty rates ever-increasing in the United States, and continued talk of budget cuts in most every sector of society, Americans are left to discover for themselves what all the cutting back means for their daily lives. For those who were already hovering around or below [...]
Terror, panic, anxiety, confusion. I grew up experiencing these emotions daily, as do 3 million children each year. My first memory of my dad’s abuse is from a night when I was just four years old. I know, what nineteen year old girl can remember something that happened when she was four? It’s amazing [...]
Memory’s Painful Images: Donna Ferrato’s Photography The New York Times recently featured the photographs of Donna Ferrato, a photographer who has worked for decades to capture the lives of the abused in black and white. Her photographs speak for themselves. With years of interviews and hundreds of images, Ferrato invites the public to both [...]
The Mirror Within © Lisa Baldwin 2011 Oh what a journey my life has taken, filled with twists and turns and unexpected miracles. Let me share with you my story. I grew up in an abusive volatile home. My Dad was in our life, that is my sister and my brother sporadically. One week [...]
Children that see or hear too much: My father could sometimes be a violent drunk and others a happy drunk but my sibling and I walked on eggshells not “knowing.” We learned within a short time, how to figure out if he had drank too much when he walked through the front door. His [...]
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