NYC parents
fromPsychology Today
1 day agoIs Mandated Reporting Racist? What Families Must Know
Low reporting standards and systemic racism lead to unjust CPS reports, disproportionately affecting Black and Brown families.
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Psychology
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18 hours agoPsychology says people who apologize constantly without realizing it are more damaged than they appear - because they internalize blame and absorb conflict, a survival response from childhood, which never switches off even when they're safe - Silicon Canals
Excessive apologizing often stems from childhood experiences of mistreatment and can lead to chronic self-blame in adulthood.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoMost people don't realize that children who grow up without affection don't struggle with love as adults. They struggle with trusting it, because it never felt safe to depend on - Silicon Canals
Emotional unavailability stems from a lack of early affection, leading to difficulties in accepting love despite an inherent capacity for it.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoIf my boyfriend did what my pastor did, I believe police could investigate'. The campaign to close a serious gap in UK law | Barbara Speed
Rachael Reign's allegations against the UCKG highlight issues of control and coercion within religious groups, which are not covered by current coercive control laws.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoNot everyone who chooses a partner with visible problems is making bad decisions. Some of them are choosing people whose damage is louder than their own, because as long as they're fixing someone else, nobody turns the spotlight around and asks what broke them. - Silicon Canals
People often choose partners with visible problems to avoid confronting their own internal issues.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks agoChild seen in sex abuse videos identified after researcher spots school badge
Internet Watch Foundation researchers identified a child sexual abuse victim after years of searching by recognizing her school uniform in images, enabling police to locate and help her.
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Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology says the 1960s and 70s accidentally produced one of the most emotionally durable generations in modern history - not through better parenting but through benign neglect that forced children to develop internal regulation instead of waiting for adult intervention - Silicon Canals
Children in the 70s thrived on unstructured play and minimal parental intervention, fostering independence and problem-solving skills.
fromPsychology Today
2 days agoPeople With Bipolar and BPD Struggle in Mental Healthcare
There is a unique kind of pain in losing your mind, not just once, but over and over. Losing your perception of reality, of your emotions, of your closest relationships-both across months and multiple times a day. Knowing deep down that something is wrong but being unable to stop it.
Mental health
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoI grew up with a mother who was physically there but emotionally unreachable - and the confusion that produced, the child's inability to grieve a parent who is standing right in front of them, is the thing I have spent the most years in therapy trying to untangle and the thing I understood least for the longest - Silicon Canals
Emotional absence from a present parent can lead to profound feelings of unworthiness in a child.
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks agoLanguage Matters When Talking About Child Sexual Abuse
Words such as 'relationship,' 'affair,' 'involvement,' or 'seeing each other' imply mutuality and consent. In the context of child sexual abuse, these implications are false. A child cannot legally or developmentally consent to sexual activity with an adult. Describing abuse using relational language risks distorting the inherent power imbalance and shifting perceived responsibility away from the adult perpetrator.
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Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoPrivate investigators must be trained to spot signs of domestic abuse and stalking | Letter
Private investigators are being used by perpetrators to locate and surveil victims, undermining safety and requiring statutory regulation, mandatory abuse training, and accountability.
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