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Ask Dr. Leigh: How National Tragedies Impact Our Children

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Category: ask Dr. Leigh, Childhood Aggression & Violence, Death and Dying, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatized Children Treatment

I had a number of responses last week asking about the impact of the Boston Marathon bombing on children. Parents are concerned, “what do I say to my children when they see the images of this disaster on television, or overhear other children talking about it?” How do we explain such madness and evil to […]

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Creating Safety for Our Children Despite the Proliferation of National Tragedies

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Category: Child Behavior Problems, Childhood Aggression & Violence, Death and Dying, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatized Children Treatment

Most researchers agree that viewing violence does not make a child who is not predisposed to aggression more aggressive. However, exposure to violence does have significant deleterious effects on those children who are predisposed to aggression and violence.

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The Aftermath of the Aurora Shooting: How Parents Can Help Their Children Cope

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Category: Death and Dying

This article helps parents decide if their child may need professional help in the wake of the Aurora Shooting. It also offers practical advice on how parents can facilitate discussions with their children about the tragedy.

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Does Violence Beget Violence? A Guide for Parents in the Wake of the Aurora Shooting

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Category: Childhood Aggression & Violence, Death and Dying

This article gives parents a hands-on guide on how to understand how viewing violence may impact their children. Warning signs for parents on children’s viewing of violence is offered in the wake of the Aurora shooting.

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What Should Parents be Telling Their Children About the Tragedy in Aurora, Colorado?

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Category: Death and Dying, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders

This article gives parents a guide in understanding how children view death, from preschool to adolescence. Practical guidelines are offered for parents on how to talk to children about death and violence through a developmental perspective. This article offers parents a list of activities they can do with their children to help them understand death.

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Protecting Your Children from Sexual Predators

Book Cover - Protecting Your Children from Sexual PredatorsMore than one million American families reported cases of sexual abuse in 2000. The perpetrators of these acts come in all shapes and sizes...

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September 17, 2018 by Dr. Leigh Baker

THE SILENT PREDATORS/ A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

  I have spent my entire professional career studying, treating, and writing about child sexual abuse. I have extensive professional experience in the wide spectrum of sexual abuse from the predator to the child victim. In the past thirty years, I have witnessed rise and fall of sexual abuse Sexual abuse seems to dip in […]

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