Violence Against Children Prevention, Non-Violence Message Board, Child Violence Workshops

You have reached the professional "violence & children" services page of our website. Current services include educational materials, a free non-violence e-newsletter, psychoeducational programs for court ordered or volunteer participants and skills support services performed by experienced trainers. Please see below for more detail on these services.

Unfortunately many children in today's society are exposed to violence on a daily basis. A child only has to go as far as the television set to witness violence, real or fiction. Or the internet has innumerable websites displaying violence of any kind. Some internet games today directed towards children & teens promote drugs and extremely graphic violence. On a more personal level a child can be exposed to violence in his school, either as a witness or a direct victim. Or a child can be exposed to violence through his friends and acquaintances. Or perhaps most insidious of all a child can be a victim of violence in his home. I say this is the most insidious because if there is one place a child must feel safe, it is in his home. Our home should be our one safe haven. If it is not, this more than anything can have severe repercussions on a child's psychological development. As parents we would like to limit our child's exposure to violence on as many levels as possible because as we will find out, violence alters our minds in negative ways. And in general, the more chronic the exposure to violence, the more chronic the behavioral and psychological disorders that can result. Also, I would like to expand our definition of violence to not only physical abuse, but to also include verbal and emotional abuse.

HOW CAN VIOLENCE AFFECT CHILDREN?

Feelings of powerlessness & helplessness
Low self-esteem
Depression
Anxiety & fear
Anger
Shame & guilt
Loss of trust
Inability to set healthy boundaries
Poor impulse control
Stress disorders & psychosomatic complaints & illness
Withdrawal
Aggressiveness
Dependence/co-dependence
Fear of abandonment
School & relationship problems
Shyness
Inability to take responsibility or taking all responsibility
Increased probability they may end up in abusive relationships as adults

This website it dedicated to the promotion of non-violence towards children.

SERVICES

NEWSLETTER (free) - Click here to register for our free non-violence e-newsletter covering all areas of interpersonal violence.

PARENTING PROGRAM (court ordered or volunteer) - You can purchase our Parenting program workbook for $35.00, which you can complete on your own. It is full of information and exercises which will methodically build your awareness, understanding and skills. Or you can purchase a full program (various hours (sessions) and prices). Each program includes the workbook for change, all online testing (required for court ordered participants), answers to any questions you have about the material via e-mail while you are completing the program, a 30 minute completion interview with an experienced parenting clinician (required for court ordered participants) and progress reports or completion reports as needed. Click here to view the contents of the parenting workbook and detailed information on the programs or to make your purchase if desired.

SKILLS SUPPORT - Skills support services with an experienced trainer can be purchased at very reasonable rates and time frames. These services are not meant as a substitute for psychotherapy. They will be psychoeducational in nature and will in general focus on applying what you have learned to current situations. This service can be very supportive and can help to reinforce and fine tune your newly learned skills. It will be necessary for you to complete a program (minimum 8 hours) (anger management, family violence, parenting, etc.) to receive this service. Click here to sign up and view rates.