April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month

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April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 1, 2008 by Morbid

Filed under: Child Abuse

Prevent Child ABuse

Over the course of this site existing, we commonly get readers who, after reading some of these stories, want to know what they can do to help. Well, for those of you who feel the need to do something to help combat some of these stories, here is a chance for you to do so.

Prevent Child Abuse America has released their 2008 Community Resource Packet. This packet contains resources to promote community awareness of five important protective factors that can help families protect children from the risk of child abuse and neglect, including tip sheets for parents in English and Spanish.

2008 Prevention Materials Include:

Packet
PosterPoster Boy reviews
Set of five tip sheets
Individual English tip sheets
Individual Spanish tip sheets

They also have some downloadable logos you can use if you want. Now, I have no clue what you can do with these items aside from maybe placing some of these logos on your shitty MyspaceMySpace page, blog or something, but they have given you some information that can be shared in any way you see fit. Hell, if anything, maybe some of you who visit the site may want to read some of the material for your own benefit.

In any case, here is a chance for some of you to do something extremely simple that may possibly keep a child from suffering from a cracked skull in the future.

Tags: Child Abuse, Prevent Child Abuse America

Comments

Kathy

Nah, it isn't scary. I mostly feel sorry for her. If I sit with her, hug her tight and let her bury her head under my legs she's ok. But if i get up, she'll follow me everywhere. I accidentally closed the door on her the other day. She followed me to the bathroom and insisted on being in their with me and squeezed her head in right when I was closing the door. Good thing I wasn't trying to slam it!

Athena

Shakes, pukes and everything. Vet said for me to give her Benadryl.

Damn, that must be scary. My dog deal fine with loud noises and such, luckily. No, I'll give her some benadryl when I'm sick or something and she's being hyper. She's too big for me to try and wrassle when she's being psycho and I'm too sick to deal with it.

impqueen

I used to sub at a psych group home or three for kids with issues that kept them from being able to live at home - like, they'd tried to kill their siblings. or something.

Benadryl was the drug of choice for freak-out times. If Benadryl didn't bring 'em down, nothin' would. Bonus, it didn't have a bunch of interactions with the massive doses of Depakote and other drugs these kids were taking. Safe, easy, effective - i love the stuff.

Kathy

I do, however, dose my dog with benadryl, occasionally. Does that make me a bad person?

No, it doesn't. Benadryl should change its name to "liquid sanity."
My dog freaks out during thunderstorms. Shakes, pukes and everything. Vet said for me to give her Benadryl.

Athena

There are no children in Seattle, so I don't really have to worry about this.

I do, however, dose my dog with benadryl, occasionally. Does that make me a bad person?

jujubee

Ok if you really want to help stressed out parents not crack their kids skulls here's a thought. Free benadryl for everyone 12 & under. For those of you who's kids react differently to benadryl than mine do (knocks em right out) then you guys get free beer for your kids. Miller ponies are best for the kiddies ,they're fun sized! If all else fails there's always duck tape. Props on the new Christmas song Angel I love it. Almost as good as Larry the Cable guy's (silent fart) but much more eloquently written. Loves ya

michelle

I am working on that right now. The about page will be updated and a nice, juicy link will be on the front page.

Niiiiiiiice.

Morbid

Where can I get my T?

I am working on that right now. The about page will be updated and a nice, juicy link will be on the front page.

michelle

Where can I get my T?

Angel

The bronzing thing doesnâ€™t work for me, however, I get excellent results if I use plaster and turn my kids into little pinatas!

Yeah, but you still can't hit them with a stick. Only a duck or chicken will do.

Kinda reminds me of that song "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"

I wanna beat my children for Christmas
Only an avian species will do
Don't wanna love 'em, or give 'em any hugs
I only wanna beat'em, and make 'em eat some bugs.

Sung to the tune of above mentioned hippo song......
LOL

impqueen

The bronzing thing doesnâ€™t work for me, however, I get excellent results if I use plaster and turn my kids into little pinatas!

make sure they're wearing DD logo tees, and get pics!

momoftwins

The bronzing thing doesn't work for me, however, I get excellent results if I use plaster and turn my kids into little pinatas!

Kathy

Morbid loves the kids. In a completely platonic and nuturing fatherly kind of way of course.

But every once in a while he likes them grilled medium rare with a little salt and lime.

impqueen

I find that if I just bronze my children, I have no need to abuse them at all. But it does make dressing them a little tough.

<img src="http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1213/bronzedemonchildlh3.jpg"></img>

Becca

I almost fell for this, Becca; donâ€™t forget, itâ€™s April Fools Day!

Yeah I did think of that but I work with these articles on a weekly basis so when I previewed the links and recognized they were legit, I almost passed out, wondering what happened to Morbid and what else the aliens were doing with his body and username.

Hippiepoet

What about dead deer fucker prevention month?

Now why in the hell would anyone want that???

You fuckers make it hard to drink coffee, ya know that? lmao

michelle

This is on the up and up? Okay what the fuck is going on? Is some scary monster guy gonna pop up on my screen causing me to wet myself when I downlaod the shit?

Kathy

Now why in the hell would anyone want that???

I don't know, but February was also national Vuval Health Awareness Month. I hate that I missed it. I totally would have changed my entire myspace for that one.

Angel

Yeah, Morbid, this is great!
What about dead deer fucker prevention month? Isnâ€™t that in July?
And furniture rape awareness month? Is there one? Maybe we should start a petitionâ€¦

And what about don't piss Kathy off month? Oh, wait, that's a daily thing! Luvs, Kathy!

Lizard

Iâ€™m also confused though - Morbid, you actually have a heart?!?

I almost fell for this, Becca; don't forget, it's April Fools Day!

Morbid

What about dead deer fucker prevention month?

Now why in the hell would anyone want that???

Kathy

Too cool. Thanks Morbid.

What about dead deer fucker prevention month? Isn't that in July?
And furniture rape awareness month? Is there one? Maybe we should start a petition...

Hippiepoet

Fuck, thanks a lot Morbid, I got a tear in my eye.

Becca

This is so freaking awesome that you put this info out there. I'm also confused though - Morbid, you actually have a heart?!?

There is also a good article recently put out by the CDC that I found not surprising, yet interesting, discussing the effects of childhood stress across the lifespan. It can be found at

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/effects_of_chi...

impqueen

Awesome! I can prevent child abuse and tart up my Myspace all at once!

Actually, i'm all about NOT cracking baby's heads open. We get so much of that stuff, and so many people who just refuse to believe that anyone can snap and hurt a child - anyone. Yes, you too, under the right circumstances, don't look at me like that.

Parenting is hard. Caring for someone else's kid is even harder. It's good to realize that even normally nice, decent people can lose their shit and hurt a kid. A little awareness is not a bad thing.