Dreamcatcher Pakistan

02/03/2019

While growing up I spent most of my time with three people: myself, my mother and her loneliness. She developed obsessive and anxious habits to keep herself occupied. She grew more stubborn in response to disliking others and eventually this attitude prevented us from connecting to each other or und...

31/01/2019

THIS IS SO TRUE

30/01/2019

This is going to be lethal!

30/03/2017

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One Woman can make a difference...but together...we can ROCK THE WORLD!! Speak your Mind even if you Voice shakes. Let the voice be your's!!! 'A LIN PRODUCTI...

17/03/2017

I want every parent to adopt this practice. 👏👏👏👏

Katia Hetter taught her daughter an important lesson with a very simple phrase: “I would like you to hug Grandma, but I won't make you do it.” Her then four-year-old daughter was going on what she describes as “a hugging and kissing strike” -- parents might receive a hug, but even close family would not. Hetter felt it provided a good opportunity to teach her daughter “that it's OK to say no to an adult who lays a hand on her -- even a seemingly friendly hand." As she explained, "I figure her body is actually hers, not mine. It doesn't belong to her parents, preschool teacher, dance teacher or soccer coach. While she must treat people with respect, she doesn't have to offer physical affection to please them. And the earlier she learns ownership of herself and responsibility for her body, the better for her."

Hetter’s decision is backed up by many parenting experts, especially since the vast majority of s*xual abuse of children is carried out by relatives or family friends. Ursula Wagner from FamilyWorks in Chicago says that forcing physical contact like hugs “sends a message that there are certain situations [when] it's not up to them what they do with their bodies.” That message can have multiple repercussions as children grow: Irene Vanderzand, cofounder of Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International, says that “forc[ing] children to submit to unwanted affection in order not to offend a relative or hurt a friend's feelings, we teach them that their bodies do not really belong to them because they have to push aside their own feelings about what feels right to them... [this can lead] to children getting s*xually abused, teen girls submitting to s*xual behavior so 'he'll like me' and kids enduring bullying because everyone is 'having fun.'”

Hetter also points out that allowing children to refuse hugs does not mean allowing them to be rude: “She has to be polite when greeting people, whether she knows them or not. When family and friends greet us, I give her the option of ‘a hug or a high-five.’ Since she's been watching adults greet each other with a handshake, she sometimes offers that option.” Hetter explains to family members “why we're letting her decide who she touches.” And, as she’s already observed, there is one additional benefit to letting her daughter lead the way when it comes to physical contact: “When my child cuddled up to my mother on the sofa recently, happily talking to her about stories and socks and toes and other things, my mother's face lit up. She knew it was real.”

To read Hetter's entire article, "I don't own my child's body," on CNN, visit http://cnn.it/VLKGbO

For books to start teaching children -- girls and boys alike -- from a young age about the need to respect others and their personal boundaries, we recommend: "No Means No!: Teaching Children about Personal Boundaries, Respect and Consent" for ages 3 to 6 (http://www.amightygirl.com/no-means-no), "Your Body Belongs To You” for ages 3 to 5 (http://www.amightygirl.com/your-body-belongs-to-you), and "My Body! What I Say Goes!" for ages 3 to 6 (http://www.amightygirl.com/my-body)

For older children, issues of body autonomy, boundaries, and consent are discussed in more comprehensive books that address topics such as puberty, s*x education, and health, including "It's So Amazing!" for ages 6 to 9 (http://www.amightygirl.com/it-s-so-amazing) and the more detailed "It's Perfectly Normal" for ages 10 and up (http://www.amightygirl.com/it-s-perfectly)

For more books to make it easier to discuss appropriate touching and personal boundaries with young children, check out our post "Body Smart, Body Safe: Talking with Young Children about their Bodies" at http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11069

For an excellent parenting book that offers advice on how to talk to teenagers about s*x, respect, and consent, we highly recommend "For Goodness S*x: Changing the Way We Talk to Teens About S*xuality, Values, and Health" at http://www.amightygirl.com/for-goodness-s*x

And, for parents of children with special needs, "An Exceptional Child’s Guide to Touch” is especially geared toward children with special needs from ages 3 to 7 or the equivalent developmental age (http://www.amightygirl.com/an-exceptional-children-s-guide-to-touch) -- and, for parenting guidance on teaching appropriate boundaries, check out "Teaching Children With Down Syndrome About Their Bodies, Boundaries, And S*xuality" (http://www.amightygirl.com/teaching-children-with-ds).

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16/03/2017

Thank you Rosalind For all mind Boggling chapters for us in Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics but still you are the reason that we are able to cure several genetic disorders, produce 100 folds amount of crops with minimum effort and get desired amount of meat with limited resources. 👏👏👏👏

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10/03/2017

My name is Abbas Haider and i have been a part of dreamcatcher from its first day. Alhamdulillah I am a Muslim and i believe in Allah and Mohammad
(PBUH) to be his last prophet. I am a Muslim and the fact that disturbs me most if that i have been depressed for last few days cause i came upon a video in which r**e and cold hearted murder of a six years old was reported. And it devastated me that we have become so s*xually frustrated that we have crossed every line that had ever been drawn by religion and by humanity. And the fact that irked me to post this status that no one talks about these issues. As a Muslim it disturbs me that rates of child abuse, Rapes of boys as well as girls, street harrasments, marital r**es, domestic violence, honour killing and forced Marriages are highest in our society. As a Muslim i am embarrassed to say that none of our government institutions accomodates and promotes education for transgenders, neither provides them with any means to earn for themselves and live an independent , respectful life. It tore me apart when i came upon a video of a tran person being subjected to extreme violence ,derogatory behaviour and being filmed. As a Muslim i am bewildered at the fact that we are still unable to provide a safe space for religious and s*xual minorities. I am a Muslim and what i remember from my teachings of Islam are lessons of kindness, tolerance, brotherhood and charity and decline in practice of these basic lessons has left me agitated. I am a Muslim and i am sad the levels at which social injustice and corruption has risen tremendously in our Society and words like honest, sincerity, justice and peace are losing their meanings.As a Muslim i have always tried to draw attention to these issues and have done everything in power to alleviate the sufferings of victims as much as i could and i shall always do that and challenge everyone on social media to do the same. You can copy, share and whatever you would like to do but as a Muslim i believe we are in dire need of relearning our religion rather than imposing on others. Jazak Allah.

03/02/2017

21/12/2016

Abusers may test a child (and their protectors) by asking them to keep a small secret - this is also how they groom a child for abuse and maintain control. A small, fun secret can evolve into asking the child to keep bigger secrets.

Some children won't need to be asked to keep abuse a secret - their naïveté is used against them, and fear and shame are powerful emotions, which is why we don't promote teaching children that they have to say no and run away - abuse is rarely so simple and it puts undue blame on the child.

(And frankly adult survivors are still trying to educate the public on why they don't fight and report right away, so how could we possible expect children to be able to get away and tell?)

By educating children we can help give them the knowledge they need to potentially deter or stop an abusive situation, it also helps strengthen our bond with them by working to maintain open and loving communication.

It is essential to have such conversations often - young, uneducated children do not realize such abuse is wrong, and no matter how educated a child is, they will often be afraid to tell. Sometimes having exactly this conversation can lead to a disclosure.

Our children need to know - no matter what happens, how long it happens or what they were told, abuse is never their fault, we will always be proud of them for telling - and it's never too late to tell.



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03/08/2016

When Lizzie Velasquez was in high school, she discovered a YouTube video with millions of views that had dubbed her the "The World's Ugliest Woman." As she discusses in her popular TED talk -- which has now been watched more than 10 million times -- in the face of such massive cyberbullying, she was forced to ask herself, "Am I going to let the people who called me a monster define me?"

Not content to let the bullies win, Lizzie decided that "I'm going to let my goals and my success and my accomplishments be the things that define me. Not my outer appearance. Not the fact that I'm visually impaired... So I told myself that I'm going to work my butt off to do whatever I could because, in my mind, the best way that I could get back at all those people that made fun of me, who teased me, who called me ugly, who called me a monster, was to make myself better and to show them, you know what, tell me those negative things and I going to turn them around and use them as a ladder to climb up to my goals. And, that's what I did."

Lizzie, who has a rare medical condition which causes her to have no fatty tissue and weigh only 60 pounds, responded to the hurtful words by becoming an author and motivational speaker. Now, at age 27, she's given hundreds of workshops on "embracing uniqueness, dealing with bullies, and overcoming obstacles." She is also the author of three books and the subject of a new documentary film, "A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story," which explores her "triumphant journey to the other side of bullying." You can watch her now famous TED talk, "How do you define yourself," at http://bit.ly/1aUNFQL

To learn more about Lizzie Velasquez's new film, visit http://www.amightygirl.com/a-brave-heart -- or watch it online on Amazon at http://amzn.to/1naii1f

For an excellent guide for children that addresses bullying of all types and teaches kids how to stand up for themselves and others in a positive, productive manner, we highly recommend "Stand Up for Yourself and Your Friends" for ages 7 to 12 at http://www.amightygirl.com/stand-up-for-yourself-and-your-friends

For more books for children and teens on bullying prevention -- as well as reading selections for parents and educators -- we've shared our favorite resources on bullying prevention in several blog posts:

For books for preschool and early elementary-aged children that teach empathy and help kids learn how to respond to teasing and bullying, check out our post, "The End of Bullying Begins With Me: Bullying Prevention Books for Young Mighty Girls," at http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10255

For bullying prevention resources for tweens and teens, check out our recommendations in "Taking a Stand Against Bullying: Bullying Prevention Books for Tweens and Teens" at http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10257

We also recommend resources for parents and educators to help them better understand childhood bullying and learn how best to respond to it: "Leading the Way: Bullying Prevention Books for Parents and Educators," at http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10259

03/08/2016

Whenever someone raises voice for women rights often people jump right in saying they got all rights they need. I don't wanna sound intense but i have counted there have been 20 murders of women in past two weeks and these are ones which made it to headlines. The first right that we need for our women is that they can lead their life the way they wants. The right to her life,her free will, her indepndence and her voice. Rest will follow automatically.
Art work via Inedible India.

03/08/2016

With the increase in the numbers of cases of child abuse recently, there is a panic among parents that how can they understand it and its patterns. As an educational platform we consider it our duty to bring such material that can give parents an understanding of the problem. Cause once the parents understand the problem they will be more able to cope with it.
Here is a video that explains step by step the pattern of abuse and molestation. Please recognize the black sheeps in your family and protect your kids. Add preserving kid's innocence to your responsibilities apart from their upbringing and education. A little bit effort on your side will lead to a healthy childhood that is the first step towards a healthy life.
Via Rise and Shine movement.

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