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How To Talk To Your Kids About Sexual Abuse – Showing Pornographic Material Part 2 of 3

Child Sexual Abuse or Sexual Violence is any sexual act that committed against a person’s will. The sexual act can include rape, verbal sexual harassment, threats of sexual violence, unwanted touching, exhibitionism, unwanted exposure to pornography, taking nude pictures of a person without their consent or knowledge, attempts at a sex act and non-contact sexual behavior. Parents need to talk to their kids about sexual abuse and it needs to…
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June 18, 2013
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How To Talk To Your Kids About Sexual Abuse – Inappropriate Words/Language Part 1 of 3

Child Sexual Abuse or Sexual Violence is any sexual act that committed against a person’s will. The sexual act can include rape, verbal sexual harassment, threats of sexual violence, unwanted touching, exhibitionism, unwanted exposure to pornography, taking nude pictures of a person without their consent or knowledge, attempts at a sex act and non-contact sexual behavior. Parents need to talk to their kids about sexual abuse and it needs to…
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June 17, 2013
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Substance Use Disorder

The newest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association, (DSM5) defines Substance Use Disorder as both substance abuse and substance dependence. It further identifies the substance for example: alcoholism or alcohol abuse would be diagnosed as Alcohol Use Disorder; marijuana abuse or dependence would be diagnosed as Cannabis Use Disorder; cocaine abuse or dependence as Cocaine Use Disorder; etc. Basically alcohol abuse/drug…
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June 16, 2013
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Teens and Cocaine

Cocaine is a stimulant drug. It is highly addictive. It is typically available in powder form which is snorted into the nose and is absorbed into the blood stream through the tissue inside the nose similar to other inhalants. Cocaine powder can also be mixed with water and injected. Another form of cocaine is called “crack.” Crack is processed cocaine into a rock crystal (sometimes this is called “freebase cocaine.)…
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June 15, 2013
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Technology and Teenagers

It is the modern technological age. There are numerous digital devices and electronics and many are portable. Items such as: cell phones, laptop computers, smart phones, tablets, video games, digital music devices, etc. You cannot go anywhere without seeing someone on a cell phone, smart phone, tablet or other device. I recently went to a restaurant and just watched as people came in and were seated. Almost every table had…
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June 14, 2013