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Learning Love After Childhood Domestic Violence
Many Who Have Lived in Violent Homes Feel Alone and Unloved Even as Adults With Valentine’s Day just a day away, many children of domestic violence are painfully reminded of how alone and unloved they felt growing up. Many still do to this day, believing one of the most pervasive lies that childhood domestic violence teaches – that they are unlovable and unworthy of love. Today is Loving on Me...
Growing Up with Domestic Violence Makes You Stronger
People Reacted in a Lot of Different Ways to the Truth of My Childhood When I tell people that I grew up in a home where there was severe domestic violence, I get a few different reactions. For some, it’s pity – “Oh. poor you. How did you ever survive that?” For others, it’s disbelief – “But how could you have grown up like that? You’re so confident and self-assured.” There are also those people...
Give the Ultimate Gift This Holiday Season – the Gift that Keeps on Giving!
The Holidays are a Time for Gifts Every year around the holidays, we engage in the tradition of gift-giving. We gift to our loved ones, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances the gifts we believe they deserve or the precious tokens we think will enrich their lives and make their lives more fulfilled. So, we rush to stores to buy presents and we eagerly congregate around the holiday tree to gift...
From Parent to Parent: A Message about Childhood Domestic Violence
Contributed by Ann Cuthbert Livingston Parents Have a Part to Play in Ending Childhood Domestic Violence I write these words to you…my fellow parents. I write them, not as a professional or someone with a degree, but as a mom of 5 children who were a part of this messed-up world I lived in – this world of domestic violence that you may also know well. Domestic Violence Has a Profound Impact on...
CDV PROFILES: FORMER CHILDREN, FUTURE CHAMPIONS
In the Spotlight – Roger Lockridge Lewisburg, WV Child Advocate Fitness Expert & Writer, Bodybuilding.com Memories of Violence at Home Can Follow You Through to Adulthood Some of Roger’s earliest memories, dating back to the early '80s, are memories of the many nights of violence at home. Memories that are vividly embedded in his mind, not unlike those of millions of other children of...
What is the Neurobiological Impact of Violence in Childhood?
By guest blogger Caroline Abbott Growing Up in a Violent Home Affects the Development of Your Brain I came upon some articles recently that describe the neurobiological effects of experiencing violence in childhood. According to one article, when a child experiences violence, this can actually change the way the child’s brain develops. As a result, some mental health problems that might follow...
The Wellbeing of Your Child in a Home with Domestic Violence
It's Very Difficult to Break Away from an Abuser Victims of domestic abuse often have a very hard time leaving their abusers. This is especially true if they have children. Abusers keep them under their control using many methods. One of the most often used methods is to threaten harm to the children if the non-abusive person leaves. Or, they might threaten to petition for full-custody if there...
Am I worthless? Why do children of domestic violence often feel unimportant in childhood & throughout life? How can they feel accomplished and important?
“THEY DIDN’T RESPOND TO MY TEXT. OR MY EMAIL!” Am I Less Than Those around Me after Experiencing Childhood Domestic Violence? Are you to be ignored? Are your needs not being paid attention to? Are you so unimportant in their eyes that they believe they can get back to you when they damn well please? You asked them a question by email yesterday, and they owe you a response! Well, you will show...
Charity Benefit & Special Film Screening Spotlighted Silent Epidemic
Guests Previewed Unique Award-Winning Documentary that Tells the Story of Children of Domestic Violence in Their Own Words Childhood Domestic Violence is a Global Health Crisis Shortly before the holiday season, Children of Domestic Violence hosted a special evening dedicated to putting the spotlight on what UNICEF calls "one of the most damaging unaddressed human rights violations in the world...
Our Landmark Documentary Short about Children of Domestic Violence Winner at DOC NYC film festival!
An Award-Winning Film about Childhood Domestic Violence The Children Next Door, our documentary short about domestic violence as seen through the eyes of a child, held its New York City premiere on November 12th at DOC NYC, the world-renowned documentary film festival, and was selected for the prestigious Special Jury Prize. Three juries selected films from each of the festival’s Viewfinders,...