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Positive Parenting During COVID-19
There’s a pandemic right now, and your kids are watching you. They are watching as you watch the news, talk on the phone, and move through the day. They are watching your reaction to just...
Building Self-Esteem in Kids
What we say to kids matters. How we respond to their needs matters. As a parent or guardian, you are a role model for your children, and your values impact theirs. What we say to any child...
Working With Your Angry Child
“My son is 5, he is a very smart and determined little boy, but when he gets mad, he is really mad. He throws things, hits things (including me), screams at the top of his lungs, or says...
Ten Magical Ways To Get Your Teenager To Listen And Be Respectful
1. Talk honestly and openly with them. Being open with another person seems to be one of the hardest things we are able to do. There is such a deep fear that if we are honest we are...
Just the other day
Just the other day I was asked by a friend why organizations like EndCan mean so much to me. It’s a question that I have been asked before and my answer always comes quickly to mind and usually...
Don’t ever rationalize abuse
I was abused by my dad starting when I was still a toddler. About 3 years old. It started out mild such as harder spanks and smacks than normal. Then when I was in my childhood almost every day was...
Don’t ever be ashamed
As a victim of childhood sexual abuse myself, I know full well the devastation it can do to your life. I spent nearly thirty years doing everything humanly possible to maintain "my secret"...All...
Because of YOU
For so many, the holiday season is a time for reflection and evaluation on where we are going and what we are doing. Looking at this last year at EndCAN, we have worked diligently to bring a voice...
Halloween Health and Safety Tips
Check out these tips to help make the festivities fun and safe for trick-or-treaters and party guests. For more information about these tips, visit: www.cdc.gov/family/halloween Office of Women’s...
Webinar Wednesday: Breaking Silence with Alli Watt
Breaking Silence Founder and Executive Director, Alli Watt, speaks with Lori Poland about her survivor journey, how she's working to end interpersonal violence, and how we can truly make an impact...
Keep telling until someone listens
She said she’d be back on Monday I was almost 3. I didn’t see her again until I was 25. I was placed in foster care, eventually adopted. The new mother was a malignant narcissist, the father a mean...
Adopted after being through so much
My name is Daryl and I was abused. My biological parents were on drugs for most of the time I was with them. My siblings and I were placed in Child Protection Services. The physical and mental abuse...