🍬 Halloween Safety Month

🎃 Anytime a child has an accident, it's tragic. Having your child get hurt any day of the year would be horrible but the last thing that you want to happen is for your child to be hurt on a holiday, like Halloween. It would forever live in the minds of the child and family, ruining that special time of year.

Everyone wants to have a safe and happy Halloween for themselves, their guests and especially their children. Using safety tips and some common sense can help you make the most of your Halloween season, keeping it as enjoyable for your kids as it is for you! There are lots of simple ways to help keep your child safe on Halloween, when accidents and injuries are more likely to occur.

🎃The excitement of children and adults at this time of year can sometimes make them not as careful as they would normally be. Our blog is filled with suggestions that can do a lot to stop tragedies from happening and help make the most of everyone's favorite holiday of the year... Halloween!

By keeping Halloween a fun, safe and happy holiday for you and your kids, you'll look forward to many happy years of Halloween fun! By keeping good memories for your kids, they'll be more likely to carry on the traditions that you have taught to them with their own families some day!

👻October is Halloween Safety Month, and it’s a time to ensure kids have a safe, happy, and healthy holiday. Planning is an important aspect of Halloween, and careful attention is often given to costumes, trick-or-treating activities, and candy selections. While focusing on Halloween preparations, it’s important to remember the safety elements that contribute to a healthy and positive Halloween. One of the best ways to ensure kids are safe during Halloween is to have an adult or responsible teen go trick-or-treating with them. All children under the age of 12 and sometimes even early teens should be accompanied when trick-or-treating.

🎃Pedestrian visibility is of extreme importance during Halloween. Those accompanying children should take steps to ensure kids are visible when crossing streets or walking through neighborhoods. Costumes should include reflective materials and be of a safe length. Turn away from costumes that drag on the ground and could cause a child to trip or stumble. Oversized costumes also pose a fire hazard. Always choose costumes made of flame-resistant materials. Make sure costumes fit comfortably and don’t pose any hindrance when walking. If a costume doesn’t have reflective material, add items such as glow necklaces or bracelets to help increase visibility. A glow necklace or bracelet is an easy way to add visibility to any child’s costume. Give children flashlights to increase visibility, and trick-or-treat in well-lit areas that are familiar.

 👻Masks can become problematic for children when trick-or-treating. When given the choice between face paint and masks, choose face paint. A mask can make it difficult for a child to see when crossing streets or walking through neighborhoods. Masks pose a safety risk, and face paint is preferable. Likewise, ensure that any costume accessories are safe and not constructed from sharp objects. Look for costume props that are made of Styrofoam or soft, flexible material to prevent accidental injuries to yourself or others. Today’s younger generation is used to mobile phones and tablets. Make sure that kids put the electronic devices away and don’t try to text and trick-or-treat.

 🎃It isn’t enough to plan ahead and prepare for a safe Halloween. Those accompanying children or going out on Halloween night must be aware of possible impaired or drunk drivers. It would be nice if all motorists would refrain from drinking and driving on Halloween, but the truth is that many people attend parties and engage in activities with alcohol. These people might get behind the wheel of a car and pose a dangerous threat to the children who are walking through the neighborhood. Make sure children stay on sidewalks and keep a watchful eye out for any motorists driving in a suspicious manner. Don’t break pedestrian rules because it is Halloween. Stay on the sidewalk and use crosswalks and the appropriate signals and lights when crossing streets. Motorists who plan on drinking on Halloween should secure alternative transportation.

👻Check with your local ordinances regarding rules surrounding Halloween. There is often a designated time set for trick-or-treating, as well as rules for sex offenders who live in the neighborhood. Some communities require sex offenders to post a sign on their door and are forbidden by law to give out candy. Most communities have a set curfew, so plan your activities accordingly. Stay away from homes that are dark or do not have a porch light on. Under no circumstance should children ever enter the residence to get candy or for any other reason.

🎃Though it’s tempting for kids to eat their candy as soon as they get it, it is important for adults to check all candy. Studies show that the likelihood of tainted or poisoned candy is low, but still, it is important to double check all candy. If any candy is in an open package, discard it. By taking the time to plan ahead and using these tips, you can ensure your children have a happy, healthy, and safe Halloween.

The Sisters Of Eta Sigma Delta is wishing everyone a safe and fun Halloween

Blogger: Egypt A. Assanti

ESD Baroness

{aka} Big Sister Southern Heat 🍬

👭 National Bullying Prevention Month

💻Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated or has the potential to be repeated over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.

In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:

• An imbalance of power: kids who bully use their power, physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity, to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.
• Repetition: bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.

Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.

💻RISK FACTORS FOR BULLYING

No single factor puts a child at risk of being bullied or bullying others. Bullying can happen anywhere—cities, suburbs, or rural towns. Depending on the environment, some groups, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered (LGBT) youth,  youth with disabilities, and socially isolated youth, may be at an increased risk of being bullied.

Generally, children who are bullied have one or more of the following risk factors:

• Are perceived as different from their peers, such as being overweight or underweight, wearing glasses or different clothing, being new to a school, or being unable to afford what kids consider “cool”
• Are perceived as weak or unable to defend themselves
• Are depressed, anxious, or have low self esteem
• Are less popular than others and have few friends
• Do not get along well with others, seen as annoying or provoking, or antagonize others for attention

However, even if a child has these risk factors, it doesn’t mean that they will be bullied.

💻This holiday season, many kids and teens will receive their first digital device. This will no doubt be a joyful moment for our little loved ones, but as the saying goes, “with great power, comes great responsibility.” While these platforms can foster learning, encourage play and bring us closer together, they also present the potential for trouble when children are able to connect with the unfiltered, wide world of the web. Parents need to pay attention to and communicate with children about all applications they are using on cell phones, tablets, computers and any other device with internet access.

This time of year is a good one to sit down and talk with your child about cyberbullying.

Approximately 7 percent of students in 6-12^th grade experienced cyberbullying last year, according to the latest statistics available at stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying. For high school students, 15 percent reported electronic bullying in the past year. Research on cyberbullying is growing. However, because kids’ technology use changes rapidly, it is difficult to design surveys that accurately capture trends.

💻How can I monitor my child’s technology?

Some things to do to help monitor your child’s online usage:

• Know what social media sites your child is on
  • Snapchat – a mobile app that allows users to send photo/videos, both of which will self-destruct after a few seconds of a person viewing them
  • Facebook – a social networking site that allows users to connect and share photos, videos, articles, links, etc. with friends and family
  • Instagram – an online mobile photo/video-sharing social networking service that allows users to share either publicly or privately, as well as through a variety of other social networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr
  • Twitter – a site for friends and family to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent messages up to 140 characters of text
  • Tumblr/Flickr – popular photo/video/quote/link/etc. sharing service that where people share and explore each other’s posts
  • Musical.ly – a platform for creating and sharing short videos
  • Whisper – an app which says that it allows users to send messages anonymously, and to receive replies
  • Ask.fm – an anonymous question and answer platform website that allows anyone to post comments and questions to a person’s profile
  • Kik Messenger – an instant messenger software application
  • Voxer – combines the best of voice and text messages with walkie-talkies for a powerful, modern personal and group messaging tool
  • WhatsApp – a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS
  • Audio Manager/Calculator% - Apps that have nothing to do with controlling your child’s phone audio or calculator. These apps look like a normal audio controller or calculator, but when you push a button within the app they can hide whatever they are looking at on their phone.
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• 💻Have the passwords to each site and frequently check to see if cyberbullying is occurring

• Take the time to look at and ask specific questions about online usage
• Set clear ground rules (when and how much screen time is allowed; where children can use their decide; who they have to tell if they want to download a new app or create an online account; etc.) and be aware of your child’s interactions online
• Add your child to your iCloud account so whenever a new app is downloaded, it will automatically be downloaded to your phone as well

💻What should I do if I think my child is being bullied online?

• Find out where the cyberbullying is happening – at home, school, or both
• Block/unfriend the cyberbully
• Discuss and communicate the harms of cyberbullying

The main thing to consider is to keep the lines of communication open with your child. Simply talking to them usually will produce good information for you to work from.

For more information and online resources, visit www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying.

Standing Up Against Hate, Racism And Discrimination.
Changing The Culture With Inclusion, Equality, Civility And Unity Becomes Our Destiny.

👭STOMP Out Bullying is the leading national nonprofit dedicated to changing the culture for all students. It works to reduce and prevent bullying, cyberbullying, sexting and other digital abuse, educates against homophobia, LGBTQ discrimination, racism and hatred, and deters violence in schools, online and in communities across the country. In this diverse world, STOMP Out Bullying promotes civility, inclusion and equality. It teaches effective solutions on how to respond to all forms of bullying, as well as educating kids and teens in school and online. It provides help for those in need and at risk of suicide, and raises awareness through peer mentoring programs in schools, public service announcements by noted celebrities, and social media campaigns. 

STOMP Out Bullying™ is recognized as
the most influential anti-bullying and cyberbullying organization in America and beyond.

For More Information On Preventing Bullying, Follow Link:

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Blogger: Egypt Assanti

Eta Sigma Delta Baroness

{aka} Big Sister Southern Heat

🎀 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

🎀National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed in October 2018. Breast Cancer Awareness
Month, is an annual International health campaign organized by mayor breast cancer charities
every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into it's cause,
prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.

A variety of events around the world are organized in October, including walks and runs, and
the pink illumination of landmark buildings. In the United States, the National Football League
promotes breast cancer awareness by incorporating pink on and off the field, and comic strip
artist use pink on one day in October.

Breast cancer is a type of cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining
of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carainomas, while those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas.

🎀The Facts:

Thanks to largely stable incidence rates, improved treatment,  as well as earlier detection through screening and increased awareness, a woman's risk of dying of breast cancer dropped 39 percent between the late 1980s and 2015, translating into more than 300,000 breast cancer deaths avoided during that time.

Despite that progress, there's much more to be done. Breast cancer is still the second-leading cause of cancer death in women, second only to lung cancer. There is still a large racial gap in mortality, with African-American women having higher death rates compared to whites, even as incidence rates are similar.

 🎀Risk factors:

• Numerous studies have confirmed that alcohol consumption increases the risk of breast cancer in women by about 7%-10% for each one drink of alcohol consumed per day on average. Women who have 2-3 alcoholic drinks per day have a 20 percent higher risk of breast cancer compared to non-drinkers.
• Obesity increases the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. Risk is about 1.5 times higher in overweight women and about 2 times higher in obese women than in lean women.
• Growing evidence suggests that women who get regular physical activity have a 10%-25% lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who are inactive, with stronger evidence for postmenopausal than premenopausal women
• Limited but accumulating research indicates that smoking may slightly increase breast cancer risk, particularly long-term, heavy smoking and among women who start smoking before their first pregnancy.

If you or someone you love are concerned about developing breast cancer, has been recently diagnosed, are going through treatment, or are trying to stay well after treatment, the American Cancer Society provides important information on these topics and more.

Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point.

The good news is that most women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram — the screening test for breast cancer — can help find breast cancer early, when it’s easier to treat.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a great time to spread the word about breast cancer screening.

Breast cancer awareness month is a yearly campaign that intend educate people about the importance of early screening, test and more. This campaign starts on October 1st and ends on October 31st every year.

• actors have been identified.
• There are many different types of breast cancer.
• Breast cancer symptoms and signs include
  • a lump in the breast or armpit,
  • bloody nipple discharge,
  • inverted nipple,
  • orange-peel texture or dimpling of the breast's skin,
  • breast pain or sore nipple,
  • swollen lymph nodes in the neck or armpit, and
  • a change in the size or shape of the breast or nipple.
  • Breast cancer can also be symptom-free, which makes following national screening recommendations an important practice.
  • Medical professionals diagnose breast cancer during a physical exam, by a self-exam of the breasts, mammography, ultrasound testing, and biopsy.
  • Treatment of breast cancer depends on the type of cancer and its stage (0-IV) and may involve surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy.
  • 🎀WHEN TO SEE A DOCTOR
  • If you find a lump or other change in your breast — even if a recent mammogram was normal — make an appointment with your doctor for prompt evaluation.
  • Making changes in your daily life may help reduce your risk of breast cancer. Try to:
    • 🎀Ask your doctor about breast cancer screening. Discuss with your doctor when to begin breast cancer screening exams and tests, such as clinical breast exams and mammograms.
      Talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks of screening. Together, you can decide what breast cancer screening strategies are right for you.
    • 🎀Become familiar with your breasts through breast self-exam for breast awareness. Women may choose to become familiar with their breasts by occasionally inspecting their breasts during a breast self-exam for breast awareness. If there is a new change, lumps or other unusual signs in your breasts, talk to your doctor promptly.
      Breast awareness can't prevent breast cancer, but it may help you to better understand the normal changes that your breasts undergo and identify any unusual signs and symptoms.
    • Preventive medications (chemoprevention). Estrogen-blocking medications, such as selective estrogen receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors, reduce the risk of breast cancer in women with a high risk of the disease.
    • These medications carry a risk of side effects, so doctors reserve these medications for women who have a very high risk of breast cancer. Discuss the benefits and risks with your doctor.
    • Preventive surgery. Women with a very high risk of breast cancer may choose to have their healthy breasts surgically removed (prophylactic mastectomy). They may also choose to have their healthy ovaries removed (prophylactic oophorectomy) to reduce the risk of both breast cancer and ovarian cancer. 
    • 🎀Drink alcohol in moderation, if at all. Limit the amount of alcohol you drink to no more than one drink a day, if you choose to drink.
    • 🎀Exercise most days of the week. Aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week. If you haven't been active lately, ask your doctor whether it's OK and start slowly.
    • 🎀Breast cancer risk reduction for women with a high risk
    • If your doctor has assessed your family history and determined that you have other factors, such as a precancerous breast condition, that increase your risk of breast cancer, you may discuss options to reduce your risk, such as:
    • Preventive medications (chemoprevention). Estrogen-blocking medications, such as selective estrogen receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors, reduce the risk of breast cancer in women with a high risk of the disease.
    • These medications carry a risk of side effects, so doctors reserve these medications for women who have a very high risk of breast cancer. Discuss the benefits and risks with your doctor.
    • Preventive surgery. Women with a very high risk of breast cancer may choose to have their healthy breasts surgically removed (prophylactic mastectomy). They may also choose to have their healthy ovaries removed (prophylactic oophorectomy) to reduce the risk of both breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
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      • {aka Big Sister Southern Heat
      • ESD Baroness                         

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October is a very special month for most for a lot of different reason and one of those reasons is it's Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. For those that have lost a baby understand this hurt and how important this month is and especially October 15th.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes, however is not limited to, miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, and the death of a newborn.

October 15 is observed annually in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australian States of Western Australia, New South Wales, Norway, Italy and Kenya. The day is observed with remembrance ceremonies and candle-lighting vigils, concluding with the Lights of Love International Wave of Light, a worldwide lighting of candles that encompasses and spans the globe at 7:00 p.m. (local time)

On October 25, 1988, American President Ronald Reagan designated the entire month of October 1988 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

October 15 Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day Campaign began in 2002 as an American movement started by Robyn Bear, Lisa Brown, and Tammy Novak. Together, they petitioned the federal government, as well as the governors of each of the 50 states, in conjunction with the first observation of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in October 15, 2002, 20 states signed proclamations recognizing the date as such. As a result of the American campaign effort, Concurrent Resolution 222, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day was passed in the House of Representatives on September 28, 2006.

For those of us who have lost a child, this is a time to come together to remember our babies and also help raise awareness about the importance of the Safe To Sleep ® campaign to help reduce the rate of SIDS and other sleep-related deaths.

Every month over 250 of our babies die from SIDS, Stillbirth and other sleep-related issues. We can make a difference. 

Join Eta Sigma Delta in lighting a candle at 7 pm local time in remembrance of the babies lost. Let's remember them together by banding together and lighting the candle. 

I am the mother of an angel and this day is very important to me as well as to some of my sorority sisters. On this day I take time to get with my sisters and family and remember my angel in heaven. Help us spread the word and help us get the candles lit. Every single day I miss my baby and think about how she would be if she was alive and well. 

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                                             𝓪𝓴𝓪 𝓑𝓲𝓰 𝓢𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓞𝓷 𝓟𝓸𝓲𝓷𝓽 ☆☆╮

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For some reason in this world today it seems to be hard for people to keep a positive attitude and spread positivity. Well this month, Eta Sigma Delta is recognizing Positive Attitude Month and is also practicing having a positive attitude in everyday life.

Honestly in the world we live in it is not hard to see why people have negative thoughts and bad attitudes however, you have to focus on the good in everything because, there is a lesson to be learned in whatever happens in your life. You might not see it at the time but in due time it will reveal itself.

The question is, is it possible to maintain a healthy, happy attitude when the world itself is negative? Of course it is! It is possible to stay positive and to wake up thanking God you opened your eyes and able to see another day. Not only is having a positive attitude better for your life to be able to enjoy it but it can also improve your overall health and relationships with others.

Here are 7 tips to help you stay positive by Kathy A. Eubanks.

1. Decide to have a positive attitude. We are responsible for our own happiness; other people can’t MAKE us happy. We need to decide to make ourselves happy. This is wonderful because now we don’t have to wait around for someone else to do it for us.

2. Surround yourself with positive people. We become like the people we spend the most time with. When we surround ourselves with negative people, we become negative. When we surround ourselves with positive people, their attitude is contagious.

3. Use positive affirmations. A.L. Kitselman said, “The words ‘I am….’ are potent words; be careful what you hitch them to.” We need to replace our negative self talk with positive affirmations. Replace “I hate getting up in the morning” with “I am grateful for a new day.” Eventually changing our self talk will lead to the changes in our behavior.

4. Be very selective of the music and news information that you listen to. GARBAGE IN = GARBAGE OUT!

5. Take time to help other people. Perform some community service; help a neighbor in need. When we do some service for others, it gets us out of our own misery. It also demonstrates to us that we can have a positive impact on our world.

6. Get in touch with your spiritual source. “It is faith that breathes life into hope. It is hope that fuels a positive live giving attitude.” -K. Eubanks

7. Don’t stop; never give up. Even when we have a positive attitude, we still have days when we don’t feel quite so positive. On these days, we may need to take some extra time to review the previous six tips and remember to not give in to the negativity around us.

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*•.¸♡ 𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓘’𝓶 𝓙𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓜𝓮 𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓱 ♡¸.•*

I'm sure like myself many people did not even know that this existed but once I found it, I was like oh this would be a great blog to help people be uplifted and motivated especially to love themselves. I will give the history of this movement and then participate myself. Spread the word and add to it! 

I’m Just Me Because Month in October invites all people to express their individuality …Their motto is “Be Yourself!”

For the month of October it focuses on promoting individual development, creating environments that break down stereotypes, and embracing who we really are. The movement recognizes the diversity around them, and they move beyond simple tolerance to celebrate humanity. It's all about giving voice to the things that make us unique and understanding and recognizing that acceptance helps change the culture. 

The I’m Just Me Movement reminds us the concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. Understanding diversity is the exploration of these differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment. It is about understanding each other and embracing and celebrating the rich variety contained within us.

We can express ourselves through our strengths, talents and achievements. Some may choose to define themselves by their challenges or appearance; others emphasize their inner beauty or unique features. I’m Just Me Because Month provides endless conversations starters from hair color to where a person was born, but we don’t have to be defined only by our circumstances, mistakes or by address. Remember, to identify the connection of the world’s greatest you, and be THAT! As Tina says, “Live life forward.”

HOW TO OBSERVE THIS MOVEMENT
Express the ways that make you the unique individual you are throughout the month of October. Celebrate the person that is like no other and be you! Use the #ImJustMeBecause and tell everyone why by posting on social media.

HISTORY
The I’m Just Me Movement grew from the experiences of the Culbreath family who in 2013 created a fundraiser to help with costs of post-graduation support for their son, Rze Culbreath. Rze had just graduated and his mother, about the same time, had been diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer. Their son’s dream to attend college, despite his challenges, was remarkable. Tina Stevens-Culbreath and Rodney Culbreath, SR created a fundraiser and called it the I’m Just Me Movement. The funding would impact their son in ways they didn’t expect and life would take unexpected turns like life often does. They learned about their community, their neighbors, their son and each other.

On through 2014, they continued outreach of inclusion; November 2015, the I’m Just Me Movement became a non-profit organization with a mission of spreading awareness and breaking down stereotypes. Rze’s parents, Tina and Rodney, felt inspired by their son and the community to continue their efforts to impact individuals.

November 2016, the I’m Just Me Movement founded -I’m Just Me Because Month in hopes of reaching people on a national level, to encourage celebrating the rich scopes of diversity contained within each individual through acceptance and respect for one another. The Registrar at National Day Calendar proclaimed I’m Just Me Because Month to be observed annually in October.

About I’m Just Me Movement

Today, through their organization founders Rze Culbreath, Rodney Culbreath SR, Zach Harrell, Christine Stevens-Culbreath play a positive role in young lives every day. With great team members, they are providing their Live Life Forward Initiative workshops, mentoring, presentations and many more programs through a variety of venues including schools, businesses and events. I’m Just Me Movement speaks out to advocate and raise awareness about inclusion, diversity, bullying, and self-esteem issues, to positively impact youth/communities and guide, teach, train, and mentor them to a better future.

Our Approach to Help Stop Bullying! We believe that the solution to the ending the cycle of bullying resides with the fact that we must nurture who they are and help them build self-esteem as well! People are less likely to cut others down and be more compassionate when they feel good about themselves. The bully is part of the solution!

#ImJustMeBecause

I'm just me because I'm genuine and real with anyone in my life. To some that may be too much and honestly I have lost people in my life because of my honesty, but I would rather be real, honest and lose someone that wasn't meant to stay in my life then be fake, lie and keep the people in my life that never belonged. 

#ImJustMeBecause

I'm just me because I'm a leader not a follower! I was born to lead not follow the crowd. I believe in originality and taking my own lead. That sometimes makes me seem like a loner and I'm perfectly okay with that....

What about you????

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                                      𝓪𝓴𝓪 𝓑𝓲𝓰 𝓢𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓞𝓷 𝓟𝓸𝓲𝓷𝓽 ♡¸.•*

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❇Domestic violence affects millions, both women and men, of every race, religion, culture and status. It’s not just punches and black eyes -- it’s yelling, humiliation, stalking, manipulation, coercion, threats and isolation. It’s stealing a paycheck, keeping tabs online, non-stop texting, constant use the silent treatment, or calling someone stupid so often they believe it.

❇Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behaviors used by one individual intended to exert power and control over another individual in the context of an intimate or family relationship.

~~ Pattern ~~

❇Domestic violence involves more than one or even several isolated incidents of violence. It involves an interrelated pattern that includes a wide variety of abusive behaviors and usually increases in frequency and intensity over time.

~~ The Cycle of Violence ~~

❇The cycle of violence can happen many times in an abusive relationship. Each stage lasts a different amount of time in the relationship, with the total cycle taking from a few hours to a year or more to complete. Emotional abuse is present in all three stages.

~~ Abusive Behaviors ~~

❇Abusive or coercive behaviors may include, but are not limited to, physical assaults, verbal assaults, threats, intimidation, use of weapons, isolation, destruction of property, violence toward other significant people or pets, sexual manipulation and control over economic resources.

Examples of emotional, physical, sexual and financial abuse.

~~ Intent ~~

 ❇The pattern of behaviors is not a matter of coincidence or the result of a time-limited crisis. Rather, it is an ongoing pattern in the relationship whereby the abuser acts to control the other person.

❇Domestic Violence and the Connection to Homelessness

When a person leaves an abusive relationship, they often have nowhere to go. For many, the only choices are staying in the abusive environment, going to a shelter or living on the street. Studies show a connection between domestic violence to homelessness, particularly among families with children. Some studies have found domestic violence to be the leading cause of homelessness among women with children. Shelters provide immediate safety, respite and supportive services. Unfortunately, shelters are frequently filled to capacity and often turn away women and their children.

❇Domestic violence (also called intimate partner violence, domestic abuse, dating violence, spousal abuse, and intimate partner abuse) is any form of maltreatment that takes place in a heterosexual or homosexual romantic relationship between adults or adolescents.

❇Intimate partner abuse is a major public-health problem, due to its affecting more than 2 million women and 800,000 men and resulting in homelessness, injury, or death of victims, billions of dollars in health-care costs, and lost work productivity.

❇Warning signs friends, family members, and coworkers can look for if they wonder whether the person they care about is the victim of domestic abuse include frequent absences from school or work, numerous injuries the victim tries to explain, low self-esteem, a change in their personality, fear of conflicts, passive-aggressive behavior, blaming him- or herself for the problems in their relationship, isolation from others, or stress-related physical symptoms.

❇Effective solutions for preventing intimate partner abuse include providing economic opportunity, mentors, role models who are survivors of domestic violence, organized community programs for youth and families and a school environment that promotes prevention of abusiveness in any relationship. Adult family members can help prevent domestic violence by being nurturing and by providing consistent, structured supervision. Raising the awareness about intimate partner violence in society at large, as occurs during Domestic Violence Awareness Month each October, can be invaluable to educating people about this issue.

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