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Fathers
by Wade F. Horn Ph.D. President, National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) Used by permission JUST WHEN I THOUGHT it was safe to admit I am a psychologist, the American Psychological Association (APA) goes and does something nutty yet again. Last year the APA published a study advocating that the term child sexual abuse be replaced, at […]
Free Gifts
1) THE GIFT OF LISTENING. . . But you must REALLY listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response. Just listening. 2) THE GIFT OF AFFECTION. . . Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends. 3) […]
Seven Signs Of A Sick Marriage
by Norman Bales While going through some of my study materials I ran across some information that I think most married couples can use. It seems a lot of things come in sevens, like "The Seven Danger Signals of Cancer." If you are serious about building the best marriage relationship possible, then you might want […]
Friends: Simple Vs. Real
A simple friend has never seen you cry. A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears. A simple friend doesn’t know your parents’ first names. A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book. A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party. A real friend comes early […]
Marriage Communication [1]
Part 1 “Communication is Wonderful if it Ever Takes Place” By Norman and Ann Bales INTRODUCTION A friend of ours likes to say, “Communication is wonderful if it ever takes place.” The way he says it, we get the impression he thinks it rarely ever does. Anyone who has been married for any length of […]
The Haunted Forest (Recovering From Childhood Rape) – Contents
UNDERSTANDING THE RECOVERY PROCESS OF WOMEN WHO HAVE LIVED THROUGH CHILDHOOD RAPE I. INTRODUCTION II. DEFINITION OF CHILDHOOD RAPE III. INCIDENCE / JUST HOW COMMON IS IT? IV. EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD RAPE A. SHOCK AND CONFUSION B. DENIAL AND RATIONALISATION C. THE LONG-TERM DAMAGE OF RAPE V. THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY A. STRUGGLE WITH SHAME […]
Marriage Communication [2]
“‘Til Dissatisfaction Do Us Part” By Norman and Ann Bales INTRODUCTION Our wedding day was a memorable day in my life. We enjoyed a time of festive celebration and left the scene underneath a rice storm with the words “’til death do us part” ringing in our ears. We’re still celebrating our relationship forty years […]
The Haunted Forest – I. Introduction
Rape ‘Will I ever feel Okay again?’ "The experiences and suffering of each child who has been raped is a journey into a hell that few can understand. Many feel that they are dying- sometimes physically, sometimes emotionally, sometimes spiritually. Indeed, many feel totally dead inside. But the journey is not over. These are only […]
Parenting
DIVINE CONCENTRATE Read: Ephesians 6:1-9 Do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. -Ephesians 6:4 An experienced parent said, "Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories!" The task of parenting can […]
The Haunted Forest – II. Definition Of Childhood Rape
What is rape? ‘What happened to me?’ The term ‘rape’ comes under the general heading of abuse. “Child sexual abuse is the involvement of dependent, developmentally immature children and adolescents in sexual activities with any person older or bigger, which they do not fully comprehend, and to which they are unable to give an informed […]
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