Mother's Day and Father's Day is celebrated the world over annually. What happens when your mother or father was your abuser and not all the loving things the media proclaims for weeks before? How do you handle these days then? Below are a few ideas from people in support groups which may help you.

I have always been very concerned about the legal procedures involving the victim that follow once abuse has been reported and court proceedings eventually commence and why various legal experts and therapists feel it is more important to attempt a conviction than offering the victim therapy.

Abuse. So much has been written on various forms of abuse. It has been discussed by numerous experts; prevention and treatment programmes have been set up; survivors have braved secondary trauma by following through in ineffective legal sytems the world over. Why is abuse on the increase then?

Book review of Breaking the Chains of Abuse by Sue Atkinson

In this article I mean to share a few ways victims may react to the abuse they suffered as a child.

Child on Child Abuse. This article highlights children abusing children; signs to watch for in your child; how parents can safeguard their children and what to do if it is happening to your child.

The purpose of the article is to list the benefits as well as the disadvantages of using horses in conjunction with conventional therapy methods and to do a brief comparison between the two.

The Healing Power of Horses in Abuse Cases is relatively unknown. This article serves to explain what interaction with horses is so as to enable you to consider interaction with horses; either on its own or in conjunction with conventional therapy.

Victim of Abuse. Survivor of Abuse. Terms to describe abuse victims and survivors that are living half lives because of abuse suffered. What about Victory over Abuse? Do you want to be a survivor of abuse for the rest of your life or do you want Victory over the Abuse?

Ever wondered why going for therapy with various professionals did not help? Why joining a support group and religiously following all the steps, did not help break the cycle of abuse?