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Our Guide to Modeling Healthy Boundaries this Holiday Season
One of the most important gifts we can give our children during the holiday season is the ability to understand and respect healthy boundaries. Boundaries are essential for creating healthy relationships and ensuring everyone feels respected and...
Darkness to Light Awards Scholarships to Organizations Advancing Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Efforts
Eight Organizations Receive $6,000 in Scholarships to Strengthen Child Protection Initiatives. We’re proud to honor our commitment to empowering adults to prevent, recognize, and respond to child sexual abuse by announcing the recipients of our...
Becoming an Advocate: Steps You Can Take to End Child Sexual Abuse
Becoming an advocate is a powerful commitment to protect children and create safer communities. It’s a role that calls for courage, empathy, and determination—and the impact can be truly life-changing. Child sexual abuse is far more common than most...
Safety in Seconds: Healthy Sexual Development
As children grow, they naturally become curious about their bodies and begin to explore what feels good and safe. This curiosity is a normal part of healthy development, and understanding it can empower adults to foster open, supportive conversations...
It’s the Spookiest Time of the Year!
Halloween safety can be tricky (see what we did there?). You have to hold allowing children to build independence and resilience in tension with maintaining a protective environment for your child. Kids need to learn to be savvy and street smart, but...
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Court ruling on sexual predator monitoring, cause for concern to some.
PLEASE CLICK ON TITLE TO SEE VIDEO. An interesting look into public opinion regarding the treatment of pedophiles, as well as the larger issue of child sexual abuse prevention. In the video, one man is quoted as saying, “Sexual predators should be monitered. How else are we going to protect our kids?” It’s a great … Read More
Wilmington University Teams up with Darkness to Light for Stewards of Children Certification
It goes without saying that child sexual abuse is a very complex problem. Although there is no substitute for the advice of professionals, the Wilmington University athletic department took a major step forward in educating itself in ways to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse through the Darkness to Light Steward of … Read More
Monsoon Solo: Voices Once Submerged – Gretl Claggett
“Happy Hour.” When women laugh at jokes they don’t find funny and men tell stories only half-true, I recall how, at his house, my parents and their friends welcomed in the weekends. How they’d sit by the fireplace wishing the flame’s ribbons could tie up life’s loose ends. How they’d never see him lead me … Read More
Greater Tri-Valley Y Leading Child Abuse Prevention Effort
April is National Child Abuse Prevention month, and this month as well as throughout the year, the YMCA of Greater Tri-Valley encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making our communities safe. “April is a time to celebrate the important role that communities play in protecting children,” said Maryalice Golden, Marketing Manager. … Read More
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