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When the child is asked to be a carrier of adult messages
Good to know From the Book: Working with high-conflict families of divorce
Published: 30.03.2011. | Read more >
Written by: Assoc. Prof., PH.D Gordana Buljan Flander
Marking the 50th anniversary since dr Kempe defined the battered child syndrome
Director's note This year is the 50th anniversary since American pediatrician dr. Henry Kempe and his collaborators published the paper about the battered child syndrome on 7 July 1962 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. He defined the battered child syndrome as "the clinical condition in young children who have received serious physical abuse generally from a parent or foster parent".
Published: 30.04.2012. | Read more >
Children and pets
Family time Topics The majority of children want a pet and such a need should not be neglected. Habits and obligations of the family and the family conditions, as well as the natural needs of the chosen pet should be considered in the process of making a decision to take a pet.
Published: 01.05.2012. | Read more >
The Brave Phone
The Brave phone (“Hrabri telefon” in croatian) is an NGO which was registered in 1997, and the main aim of this NGO is protection of the children from abuse and neglect. Visit Brave Phone website.
A parent places a child in the middle when the child is asked to be a carrier of adult messages, asked to keep secrets, or asked to serve as a spy in the other household. When a parent trashes the other parent to the child, half of that child is being trashed also. Such issues take their toll on a child's self-esteem and sense of well-being. Any movement along the continuum from conflict to cooperation, no matter how small, is a move to benefit the child.
Good to know From the Book: Working with high-conflict families of divorce