Running away from home – reasons why children do it
According to United States statistics, 1 in 7 kids (age 10 to 18 yrs) will run away from home. Running away from home is serious problem – at this point, it’s estimated that 1 to 3 million kids are homeless. There are many reasons why kids run away from home. Most runaway kids are teenagers, […]
Physical child abuse – the importance of breaking the silence
The definition of physical child abuse is any non-accidental physical injury (bumps, cuts, bruises, burns, bites, etc.) or trauma that harms a child. Out of all types of child abuse, physical maltreatment is the easiest to recognize. In most cases, abusive parents do it out of a burst of anger, and are unaware of the magnitude […]
