Journaling can be a powerful tool when processing past abuse. It is a means of giving yourself permission to feel those emotions that are so difficult to deal with. Journaling can be very beneficial to the victim.

Corporal Punishment still happens in schools within the United States. It also occurs in private homes across the country. It is an unhealthy form of discipline and must be replaced with healthier forms of discipline.

This is the last article in the series for the month of April. This article highlights healthy ways to discipline a child, as well as certain scenarios of age appropriate behaviors.

One way to prevent child abuse in our country, is to provide intervention by trained professionals. We need to begin to create programs, as well as to provide adequate funding, that will help to prevent child abuse.

This article focuses on how we can help to try to prevent child abuse in our own communities. There are several ideas listed in the article.

When a child misbehaves, there must be a consequence. However, there must also be a level of respect for the child. Respect must precede the consequence given.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. There are ways for the general public to help those suffering from child abuse. There are also programs available to help educate the general public on abuse.

Sadly, infant and child molestation does occur in our country. With the fact of it occuring comes the many questions and the sad reality of how it can affect the infants and children.

What are repressed memories? Can people have repressed memories of past childhood abuse? When do the repressed memories begin to surface for the survivor? I attempt to answer these questions in this article.

Paper trails are an important means of documenting incidents when dealing with child abuse. Regardless of your situation, you may want to consider creating a paper trail. Read this article for more information.