Child & Spouse Abuse

Elder abuse is defined as mistreatment or improper treatment that includes physical, sexual, emotional abuse or confinement. Neglect is broader and includes self neglect, which is more common than one would think. Neglect includes not giving proper attention to a person who needs assistance, such as leaving a person unattended who needs care. Self neglect [...]

child custody is in my opinion the most important decision to be made when a mom and dad split up. Joint child custody should be considered. This will give both parents rights in the decisions of the kids lives. In this custody agreement mom and dad share the responsibility of making choices for their children. [...]

The process of becoming a mother involves a certain amount of psychological strain for a pregnant woman. In fact, for some women, childbirth can be as traumatic as life-threatening events such as a natural disaster or a war. During pregnancy, it is important for the to-be mother’s family members and close ones to support her [...]

The innocent and the wounded – rolled into one that is how your child will be as you go about the process of separation or divorce. You as the parent might find it hard to move on but think about how difficult the period is for your child. Most complicated is when you file custody [...]

Fathers battling court cases for child custody face a much tougher time winning the cases. Even when the court has become more balanced in their ruling but there is no denial there are some prejudice against men especially in custodial ruling. The court tends to favor mothers for three main reasons. The first reason, the [...]

We have all either heard of or seen the past television show called “Cheaters.” “To catch a cheating spouse on tape” was its sole aim, for the benefit of both the other party and for the television audience to which the show was broadcast. Bad as it may seem to stick a private investigator and [...]

HYPNOTHERAPY FOR ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS   by  Dr. Trudie Bartholomew, Ph.D CMA, B.Msc, M.Msc, Msc.D, C.Ht, D.D. (USA),D.Emed,D.EMed (Psych) Doctor of Metaphysical Science (USA) Doctor of Divinity : Pastoral Counselling Psychology (USA) Certified Hypnotherapiist  (IMDHA – USA) Ethnomedicine Practitioner Ethnomedicine Practitioner (Psych) Traditional Herbal Practitioner Member of the Pastoral Psychology Institute (USA) Committee Member -Accreditation Committee of [...]

     You want to help your drug addicted child or alcoholic spouse quit. They’ve suffered enough and broken up the family. Perhaps they’ve become involved with the law, arrested for drug possession or a DUI or maybe worse. You ask yourself, who can I call? Where can I send them?        As a Certified [...]

CHILD ABUSE:- Child abuse is the physical and/or psychological/emotional mistreatment of children. The Centers for disease Control and prevention (CDC) define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts or commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. Most child abuse [...]

There weren’t a lot of statistics, because no one thought it was a problem.               But then in 1990, Ramsayâ??Klawsnick found that adult females were abusers of male adolescents 37% of the time and of female adolescents 19% of the time; and in six studies reviewed by Russell and FInkelhor, female perpetrators accounted for 25% or [...]