How to Help Your Child with a Bully

July 13, 2011

At one time or another just about every kid will find themselves in a situation where they are the butt of a joke or being ridiculed publicly. These experiences are just part of growing up and learning how to interact in society. But children who are bullied face persistent ridicule, embarrassment, frustration, and physical injury [...]

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3 Sources for Self Confidence, and Then Some.

July 7, 2011

How you feel about yourself – your sense of self-esteem – influences your life more than you might think. It’s important to not only confident about yourself in your life, but to really have a good level of self-esteem, it’s what can not only make you more relaxed and happy, but also keep you and [...]

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The Overwhelming Fear of Being Unsafe at Home.

July 5, 2011

Home shouldn’t be a place where fear of being unsafe is let in. When there is so much to fear outside of the home, inside is the last place that fear should be, right? Home should be a shelter for you and your family, the one place you can go to know that everything will [...]

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10 Ways to Make a Happy Home.

June 28, 2011

What makes a happy home? If you haven’t yet, and your kids are old enough to understand, consider asking your children what they think makes a happy home. That’s what Diane Loomans teaches in her parenting workshops, and some of the answers she’s received are becoming universal truths. If you want to have a happy [...]

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3 of the Top Ways to be Happy & Safe.

June 23, 2011

Whether you’re in a harmful relationship, afraid for your safety at home, or just want to be informed (because all of the best moms are), there are a lot of things you can do to make sure you’re safe and secure. Of course, as a mother you don’t have much time to sit around and [...]

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Ways a Dog Makes Your Home Safe.

June 20, 2011

If you have your own home or apartment and don’t ask a dog, I can’t help but ask “why not?” Imagine this: you’re at home alone, everyone is tucked comfortably in bed and you’re on the verge of snoozing yourself when you suddenly hear an uncomfortably loud noise come from the front room. You don’t [...]

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What a home invasion feels like, part 2.

June 17, 2011

Have you ever really thought about what it might be like to have your home invaded? We asked a few people who have lived through a home invasion or burglary if they would be willing to share their experience with VAW Prevention readers. We previous covered this story from a single mom. Here’s another story [...]

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Want to be safe? Be informed.

June 16, 2011

“Knowledge is love and light and vision.” – Helen Keller When it comes to being safe, the best defense if being informed. But that sounds a lot like gobbly gook, right? While you were growing up you probably heard the saying, it’s been used on TV shows and ad campaigns, it’s been in the news [...]

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Top 100 Most Inspiring Single Moms

June 15, 2011

Here at VAW Prevention we like to focus on what moms can do to make their homes safe and secure. But we also like to create a spark of motivation and encouragement for mothers. Moms are, after all, half the reason we’re all here today. So we built a portrait of a mother from 1,000 [...]

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Portrait of a Mother. 1,000 Photos in One Picture.

June 10, 2011

There is so much to be said about moms. They carry us for nine months and then continue carrying us through most of our lives. Mothers do everything from kiss our scratches better to tell us how stupid we’re being when we decide to pursue a career in writing. Of course, a picture is worth [...]

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