Like Color To The Blind by Donna Williams The other week, I wrote about my realization that I feared – and didn’t need to fear – starting books that were strangers to me. About getting… Sunday Salon: Like Color To The Blind

This week’s Weekly Geeks challenge was to adopt a policy of linking to other people’s reviews of a book I’ve reviewed. Like, if you blogged about The Number: A Completely Different Way To Think About… Weekly Geeks 2: Son of Book Reviews

I love How I Met Your Mother. Recently, they showed an episode that I just thought was so perfect for us here: The Bracket. Barney (played by Doogie Howser, I mean Neil Patrick Harris) discovers… How I Met Your Mother: The Sex Addict Bracket

We spent the weekend in Redwood Valley with my girlfriend’s family, so the weekend was jam-packed with adorable tiny nieces and not so much reading. Actually I did read a lot of Artemis Fowl: The… Sunday Salon: sometimes, all you can get to is the comics page.

At its most basic, economic abuse is any form of abuse involving money. The classic example is in domestic violence situations, where one partner may make a point of controlling the family’s money so that… What is economic abuse?

Yep, I’ve been fiddling with the themes all day. I really like the old green one, but it’s hard to read the comments because every other comment is against the green background instead of a… Sunday Salon: The Number (and the number of books in my house!)

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These are my suggestions for talking to children about abuse, based on my personal experiences…. Don’t ask once and then drop it. This is a very common mistake, particularly if a child says they have… Dos and Don’ts for abuse discussions

Suggested Dos and Don’ts: Don’t try to threaten or pressure the child into talking about the abuse. No “you have to tell me,” no well-meaning “you need to talk about this.” Sure it will help… dos and don’ts

Suggested Dos and Don’ts: Don’t try to threaten or pressure the child into talking about the abuse. No “you have to tell me,” no well-meaning “you need to talk about this.” Sure it will help… dos and don’ts