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Aneeta Pearson is a social worker passionate about protecting children and a proud University of Michigan Alumna, Go Blue!

• Recommended Article: The Catholic Church

  By Aneeta Pearson on May 8, 2018 • ( 0 )

  May 2018 The Catholic Church has experienced tremendous scrutiny due to pedophilia. Ongoing media coverage of child abuse in the Catholic Church, in addition to sexual abuse survivors and their families telling their stories, has shed light on this issue…. Read More ›

• Recommended Literature: STOP FGM!

  By Aneeta Pearson on April 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  April 2018 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is defined as “the partial or total removal of the female genitalia or injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” In many countries around the… Read More ›

• Recommended Article: Child Poverty

  By Aneeta Pearson on March 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  March 2018 Research proves that poverty has long-term effects on children well into adulthood. Limited or no access to adequate health coverage, educational inequality, and lack of resources are some of the many issues children living in poverty face worldwide…. Read More ›

• Recommended Literature: Family Violence & Parental Alienation

  By Aneeta Pearson on February 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  February 2018 Parental alienation, considered a form of emotional abuse, is the psychological manipulation of a child turning against the unwanted parent. Parental alienation usually occurs in cases of divorce or separation. Family violence, on the other hand, is often… Read More ›

• Recommended Articles: Protected by the Law

  By Aneeta Pearson on December 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  December 2017 The act of disciplining children as a form of punishment is slowly but surely becoming an act of the past. Physical punishment, also known as spanking or corporal punishment, is banned in many countries around the world. For… Read More ›

• Recommended Article: “The Talk”

  By Aneeta Pearson on September 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  September 2017 As a parent, when is it appropriate to have the “The Talk” with your child? “The Talk” in this sense referring to international and national news reported almost daily about racism, discrimination, gender inequality, xenophobia, LGBTQ rights, etc…. Read More ›

• Recommended Articles: Co-housing and Child Rearing

  By Aneeta Pearson on July 31, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  July 2017 Co-housing is an intentional community of private homes clustered around shared space such as a large common, kitchen, laundry, recreational, and dining area. Co-housing began in Denmark and expanded into the United States and Northern Europe. However, there… Read More ›