Category: Teens

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 [...]
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 MORE Alarming Facts About the Treatment of Girls Around the World
1. Girls in some cultures are forced to stay in isolation during mens [...]
12 Alarming Facts About Girls Around the World
1. Nearly 1 in 4 adolescent girls who have been in a relationship exp [...]
10 Dangerous Beliefs That Have Harmed Girls Around the World
Across time, cultures, and continents, girls have been burdened by bel [...]

The Consent Illusion: Why Girls Can’t Say Yes to Being Unsafe
We must never forget: girls are not here to prove their goodness by [...]

Teen Dating Violence: The Comeback Trap
One of the hardest things for people to understand is why someone—es [...]