"This book is not about what happened to you as a child; it's about what failed to happen for you as a child. It's an extremely subtle, almost invisible factor called emotional neglect, and it disrupts one's life in untold ways. Psychologist Jonice Webb, PhD shows how emotional neglect in childhood has an insidious effect on us as adults, causing us to struggle with self-discipline and self-care, or to feel unworthy, disconnected, and unfulfilled....

Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), also known as Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), is a serious form of child abuse, most commonly triggered by crying. This program explains why babies cry, identifies frustration thresholds, and provides tips on how to cope with infant crying. Preventing Abusive Head Trauma provides parents and caregivers with clear, up-to-date information and easy steps to take to help avoid a preventable injury.

This program interviews a pedophile and the creators of the "Troubled Desires" program in Berlin to try answer the question whether pedophiles and hebephiles can be treated.

Meet Molly-a very special dog with a very important purpose. Molly knows that her purpose is to take care of her girl, C.J., but it won't be easy. Neglected by her mother, Gloria, who won't allow her to have a dog, C.J. is going through some tough times. Molly's job is to stay hidden in C.J.'s room, cuddle up to her at night, and protect her from bad people. And no matter what Gloria does to separate them, nothing will keep Molly away from the girl...

As the Pitcock saga concludes, the court orders counseling for each individual and for the family as a whole. In this final program, we see the Pitcocks in their family counseling session, which is the first time the Pitcocks have met since the mother's daughter from a first marriage alleged physical abuse by the stepfather. Then we jump ahead several months to the boys' homecoming - and further ahead still to see some of the long-term effects felt...

Shocked at the extent of child abuse in Aboriginal communities, the Australian government in 2007 declared the situation a national emergency and ordered the military to intervene. Control was seized of 73 communities that had been under indigenous rule, bans on alcohol and pornography put in place, and a complex system of welfare payments was instituted that sometimes left recipients without funds - and with their self-esteem in tatters. This program...

"At the dawn of the twentieth century, a bright new age for children appeared on the horizon, with progress on ending child labor, providing public education, ensuring food and drug safety, combating abuse and neglect, and creating a juvenile justice system. But a hundred years on, the promised light has not arrived. Today, more than eleven million American children live in poverty and more than four million lack health insurance. Each year, we prosecute...

Lila, homeless and alone, steps inside a small-town Iowa church and ignites a romance and a debate that will reshape her life. She becomes the wife of a minister, John Ames, and begins a new existence. Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by Doll, a young drifter, and brought up by her in a hardscrabble childhood. When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to reconcile their days of hardship with the gentle Christian worldview of her husband which...

"When she suspects that her young neighbors are being abused by their father, one brave girl takes a stand to protect them"--