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Abuse Prevention & Managing Stress
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National Domestic Abuse Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE
Physical, Emotional, Sexual	Substance Abuse
Talking to Your Children	Stress Management

Building Self-Esteem - Here's how you can play important role in promoting healthy self-esteem in your child.

Do Your Kids Know You Love Them? - FamilyFun.com shows you ten ways to communicate love to your children.

Strengthen Self-Esteem - How can we strengthen children's self-esteem?

Words of Praise and Encouragement - Find a complete list of words to use with your children.

Physical, Emotional, Sexual Abuse [back to the top]

Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome) - Head trauma is the leading cause of death in child abuse cases in the United States.

Dealing with the Angry Child - Tips from the Child Development Institute on how to help your child control anger.

National Sexual Assault Hotline - 1-800-656-HOPE

NEVER SHAKE A BABY! - Shaken Baby Syndrome can kill an infant. Find out why.

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect - Understand child abuse prevention and what to do when children are at risk.

Preventing Sexual Abuse - Pediatricians advise things parents can do to prevent sexual abuse based on a child's age.

Selecting a Baby Sitter - Find out how to keep your child in a safe environment with someone you can trust.

Warning Signs of Possible Abuse - Not all of the signs need to be present for your child's situation to be dangerous.

Substance Abuse [back to the top]

Approaches to Prevention - Take steps while your child is very young to prevent alcohol and other drug use later.

Substance Abuse Prevention - What every parent needs to know.

Too Smart to Start -Offers information and resources to help keep your 9- to 13-year-old alcohol free.

Talking to your children [back to the top]

Dangerous Dating - Talking to your teens about sexual harassment and date rape.

Good Communication - Find out how to talk to your children and be a good listener.

Talk About It - Children often keep abuse a secret, but barriers can be broken down by talking openly about it.

Talking to a Child About Abuse - ChildHelp explains how to talk about "good touch, bad touch" with children as young as four.

Stress Management [back to the top]

De-Stress - Find out ways to make your life easier even when you are under stress.

Helping Teens with Stress - This site offers articles and links to a variety of topics related to stress.

Family Stresses - Discover ways to help your children handle stress.

Stress Management for Parents - This site offers suggestions on how to remove stress. You will find "52 Proven Stress Reducers."

Top 10 Sources of Stress for Kids - Find out what bothers your child.

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