From the Editor: Gatekeepers
Edition: September | October 2023
I had to process very real and visceral fear that something unthinkable might happen to my baby girl. Our gatekeeping choices matter.
The Oak Life Journal
Author: OakLife
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in Your Home
How ready is your Home to prevent sexual abusers from targeting your children? Here are 7 ways you can help prevent sexual abuse in your Home.
Ask Ann: Child Protective Services
Clinical Social Worker, Ann Houck, recalls her time working in Child Protective Services, the traumas she witnessed, and how Children’s Homes can become places of safety.
Child Protection Policy Example
Use this example Child Protection Policy in your own Home to help prevent abuses and compromising situations with staff and volunteers.
Stages of the Brain (and how to guide them)
What on earth is happening in my kid’s brain?! Erik Erikson’s research helps us navigate the fast growth!
From the Editor: The Warrior Director
Edition: July | August 2023
“How did you always carry that level of faith?” I asked my father, feeling inadequate. “How did you do that, even for the little things? Sometimes I’m tired and don’t feel the energy to advocate for my family like that.”
Ask Ann: Felt Safety
Ann Answers: How do we handle behavioral meltdowns, screaming and fear responses? It’s almost as if they don’t understand that they are in a safe place now and can relax and submit to authority.
Suicide Prevention in a Children’s Shelter
Protecting at-risk children requires a unique set of assessment skills and resources. Caregivers should be alert for the signs of potential suicide and self-harm and be ready…
Faith Like Potatoes
God is going to do what He does best…working in a seemingly impossible situation to provide and heal in abundance. Have faith!
Write Out the Vision
God instructs us through the prophet Habakkuk to write out the vision…are you ready to wage war for your children?
