Category: Coercion
Silence Is Not Safety: When Keeping Secrets Protects Abusers, Not Children
There’s a lie that too many children have been taught:
“If you love u [...]
How People Use Belief Systems to Excuse, Hide, or Advance Child Abuse
Most belief systems—religious, cultural, or political—are built on val [...]
Choose Now or Lose Me”: How Predators and Manipulators Use False Choices to Pressure Our Kids
As parents and caregivers, we teach our children to think before they [...]
Fish Hook Questions: When They’re Not Really Asking—They’re Testing You
Hey fellow Parents and Caregivers,Let’s talk about something real. Som [...]
What Is Boundary Pushing in Child Abuse?
When we talk about keeping children safe, one of the first things we [...]
Predators Are Always Looking for Openings. We Can’t Afford to Look Away.
Predators don’t wait for permission.
They don’t need a formal invitat [...]
🧒🏽 Not All Predators Are Men: Some Are Women
At Rosa’s Children, for children's sake, we do our best to tell the wh [...]
12 Alarming Facts About Girls Around the World
1. Nearly 1 in 4 adolescent girls who have been in a relationship exp [...]
🚨 Invisible but Deadly: 10 Signs a Girl’s Environment Might Be Coercive or Oppressive
(It's like carbon monoxide. You may not see it. But it can still take [...]
What If We’re Getting This Part Wrong?
There was a time that I had my child enrolled in martial arts for ye [...]