Abandonment
Content Producers discuss rejection and abandonment issues among children and adults
- Dealing with Rejection and BetrayalRejection is painful and unfortunate. It seems so easy to to allow the mind to drift into self-pity and destructive thoughts.
Love and RejectionIt is possible to overcome rejection and avoid suffering from lingering emotional pain. After experiencing rejection, you will know when you have met someone who is truly worthy of your love.
Rejection and Abandonment: Coping with the Absence of a Parent as an AdultA guide for adults coping with childhood parental absence due to abandonment.
What Are Safe Haven Laws?In 1999 the State of Texas became the first to respond to the rise in infanticide and infant abandonment in the United States.
Safe Haven LawsThis article will address what safe haven laws are, how they protect babies, and how they could work more effectively.- Child Custody Battles: What Every Woman Should KnowWhen facing a child custody battle, following simple measures can mean the difference between losing and retaining custody.
Baby Dumping: Dog Finds Baby in Bag, BushesForty six states have laws enacted to allow people to drop a baby at a safe location, no questions asked, yet baby dumping continues to happen. Kalita Thomas could have safely left her child at the hospital, just blocks away.
Patterns and Effects of Child Abuse: Healing Our Children's WoundsOver the years, child abuse has become a steadily recurring problem. Not only does child abuse affect society, it affects children all across the United States physically, emotionally, sexually, and mentally.- Newborn Left in McDonald's Bathroom StallSafe Haven Law
- The Abandonment of Children by Non-Custodial ParentsIt is unfortunate in today's culture that the children of divorce may face abondonment financially and relationally by their non-custodial parent. These children are never given the chance to share their unique lives with the missing parent.
- Foster ParentingThere are many children that do not have permanent homes for various reasons. Foster parenting is a way to help these children live in a productive loving family.
- The Daycare DilemmaThe monetary cost of daycare can be tremendous, but it is certainly small when compared to the emotional and physical costs that daycares cause the children who are in them.
- Tips for Dealing with Abandonment IssuesA article to help family members and friends deal with someone that has abandonment issues
- Abandonment and Rejection: How to Recover When Someone You Love LeavesThe husband leaves. A girlfriend chooses another man. Maybe it is a series of losses that just seemed to knock the wind out of you. Regardless, you can recover from being abandoned or rejected by someone you loved.
- How to Help the Children at Home When Their Sibling is HospitalizedIf your child needs surgery, your focus is on them - packing what they'll need in the hospital and preparing them for what's to come. But what about your other children? Here are some things you can do for the children at home.
- Child Abuse and Foster CareChild maltreatment is usually categorized by Physical abuse, Emotional or Verbal abuse, Child neglect, and Sexual abuse.
- Legalizing Abandonment Creates More Problems Than it SolvesAdvertisements for so-called "Safe Haven" Laws are popping up all over. Does anyone really believe that so-called "Safe Havens" are beneficial to scared young mothers and their infants?