PLEASE HELP US GET FACEBOOK TO *REMOVE* THIS PAGE!!!!

Dreamcatchers for Abused Children has been trying, adamantly, along with all of their members, to REPORT and get REMOVED a sick, disgusting page that is on FACEBOOK called: “Punching Babies.” This page, that Facebook has allowed to remain running after months of reports, now has over 16, 300 members who *LIKE* the page. Why would Facebook allow such trash and promotion of such violent abuse against babies? Why would 16,000+ people join such a page? If you take a moment to look at the comments left on the page, you will see a SERIOUS problem–I do not know anyone, that I have spoken to, that finds any of this remotely funny. This needs to be investigated!! Facebook needs to censor & monitor these types of violent pages.

LINK TO THE “PUNCHING BABIES” FACEBOOK PAGE:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Punching-Babies/235727541118

Should clowns be subject to background checks?

A former clown and child abuse activist is now calling for background checks for the smiling goofballs. The real concern behind the movement is the proximity that clowns have with children. Most of the hired clowns are strangers and with no background check people have no idea of who is entertaining their children.  In an interview with AOL Weird News Linda Beaudoin said, “I’m leading the way on a multinational effort to have children’s entertainers licensed,” she said. “It should be a law.”

READ MORE HERE:

http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/Should-clowns-be-subject-to-background-checks/vR_sfD5uvUqvw4x4Nt_oTg.cspx

Madison, NC — Police are searching for a man wanted on child abuse charges. Madison Police said they were called after a 2-year-old arrived at Morehead Hospital with face and head injuries. The child had several bruises on the face and head, as well as swelling and bleeding from the ear. About a month later, Ricky Shane Bailey was indicted for Felony Child Abuse Inflicting Serious Injury. Detectives said Bailey has been hiding since the indictments.

READ MORE HERE:

http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/177721/57/Police-Child-Abuse-Suspect-Is-Hiding

MORGAN HILL, CA –– An amber alert has been issued for a one month-old girl abducted during a carjacking outside a church. Officials say the infant was abducted from St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church at 17400 Peak Road in Morgan Hill at 1:57 p.m. Tuesday. The girl is identified as Mariana Corona, she is a Hispanic girl with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing white flowery pajamas. There was no description given for the person who took the car. The infant was in a 1991 White Infinity Q45, with California plates, #5XJW448.

If you see this car or the child, call the Morgan Hill Police department at 408-779-2101.

VIEW ARTICLE HERE:

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-amber-alert-morgan-hill-infant,0,2362042.story

Speciality trained dogs are detectives in the FBI department of Chile.

Meet “Tanque” the Labrador that is on mission to help young child abuse victims deal with their psychological issues. Having a trained dog, provides a new form of justice for victims, it helps reduce victimization and improves community protection. They have become key elements to successful therapy recovery.

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http://en.terra.com/latin-in-america/news/labradors_help_child_abuse_victims/hof15228

Missing Boy’s Uncle Says Mother Had Ohio Ties

CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH–Amy Fry-Pitzen, 43, committed suicide at a Rockford, Illinois, hotel on May 15th. She left a note saying that her son was with people who love him.Dave and Jen West are back home after more than a week in Illinois helping search for their missing six-year-old nephew, Timmothy Pitzen, and bury the boy’s mother.

READ MORE HERE:

http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-news-missing-boy-update,0,4240424.story?track=rss

HOW FAR AWAY FROM A PARK, SCHOOL, ETC. MUST A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER LIVE?

As of August 2006, at least 21 states and over 400 local governments had adopted sex offender residency restriction laws and ordinances, respectively, according to the California Research Bureau in an August 2006 report entitled The Impact of Residency Restrictions on Sex Offenders and Correctional Management Practices: A Literature Review. These laws are modeled after nuisance codes, creating sex offender-free zones like drug-free zones. They typically prohibit sex offenders from living, and sometimes working or loitering, within a specified distance of designated places where children congregate.

READ MORE HERE:

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-0380.htm

Today, at least two out of every ten little girls and at least one out of every ten little boys are victims of a sexual abuser. That can change. We now have the power to stop the abusers who commit 95 percent of the sex acts against our children. We know who this abuser is, where to find him (or her), which children are most at risk, and how to protect them.

READ MORE HERE:

http://childmolestationprevention.org/pages/prevention_plan.html

THE HEALING COMES SLOWLY

Children who are abused in their earliest years face a long, uphill battle to recover from the mental and emotional wounds inflicted on them. “There’s trauma, and then there’s trauma that happens when you’re really little, which is harder to treat, because you don’t have words to help you,” said Dr. Velma Bacak, a child psychiatrist with Riverside Behavioral Health Center. In addition to the trauma of abuse and malnutrition, neglected children may be deprived of attachment and socialization.

READ MORE HERE:

http://www.dailypress.com/health/dp-nws-child-abuse-recovery-side-20110517,0,526665.story

SERIES ON CHILD ABUSE:

http://www.dailypress.com/health/dp-child-abuse-story-gallery,0,192343.storygallery

Child abuse and neglect is a national problem which has increased to epidemic proportions in the United States. More than 2.5 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States annually with hundreds of deaths related to child abuse reported each year. Most runaways, adolescent prostitutes and teenage delinquent’s report having been victims of some form of child abuse, and it is reported that a majority of violent criminals suffered abuse, either physical and/or sexual as children. Abuse robs children of the opportunity to develop healthy, trusting relationships with adults, contributes to low self-esteem, and impairs healthy psycho-social development. Indeed, the effects of childhood abuse often last a lifetime.

READ MORE HERE:

http://www.nccafv.org/child.htm

This week, we’ve reported on at least three different and very disturbing cases, where young children were sexually abused. CBS 21 News has warning signs parents can look for to find out if their kids have fallen victim. The statistics are disturbing. One in every 4 girls and one in every 6 boys will be sexually assaulted before their 18th birthday. But there are things you can do to warn your kids of this kind of abuse, before it happens.

READ MORE HERE:

http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/Spotting-and-stopping-child-sex-abuse/79Z6qOQQRUqBMUyEb3OMtw.cspx

Children are being sexualized at a younger age

They grow up so fast these days,” goes the well-worn observation on the child’s passage to teenhood. Only, it has become an understatement. The high street sells padded bras for 10-year-olds; Katy Perry trills about kissing girls and the Playboy bunny logo is emblazoned on children’s pencil cases. Hypersexualisation of children is a huge concern for parents.

READ MORE HERE:

http://www.herald.ie/lifestyle/parents/too-much-too-soon-2641350.html

Parenting Children: How to Raise Good Kids in Today’s Society

Parenting children …

In today’s society, values that have derived from consumerism and advances in technology have made parenting more challenging. In this article, we’ll take a look at how society’s values of instant gratification and excess-is-best are hurting us and our kids. Then we’ll take explore some tips and resources for bringing a sense of balance back to family life.

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http://www.parenting-child-development.com/parenting-children.html