Posts Tagged ‘Thomas Valvano’

New report focuses on most effective ways to prevent child abuse

More than 11,500 children were victims of abuse and neglect in Oregon in 2011. In addition to the immediate toll that abuse takes on the child’s physical and emotional health, studies have shown a strong association between child abuse and adult health problems, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes. The trauma of child maltreatment lasts throughout a child’s life into adulthood. The good news is that child abuse is preventable. As part of our ongoing … Read More

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Posted by: Tamara Hargens-Bradley in Abuse Prevention, Advocacy, Safety
On: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tags: "Preserving Childhood", Cambia Health Foundation, child abuse prevention, Children's Trust Fund of Oregon, Period of Purple Crying, Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program, Thomas Valvano

Surviving when the crying won’t stop!

It’s the end of the day and you’re looking forward to sitting down and relaxing, if only for just a minute, when it begins … the crying. She doesn’t want to feed. She doesn’t need to be changed, and none of your regular tricks for soothing her are working. She just keeps crying. You are at your wits’ end, but the screaming continues. You have entered: “The Period of PURPLE Crying.” Infant crying typically starts to … Read More

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Posted by: Tamara Hargens-Bradley in Advocacy, Babies, Neonatology/NICU, Parenting, Safety
On: Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Tags: Carrie Phillipi, inconsolable crying, mbu student submission, National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, PURPLE Crying Period, Ruth White, shaken baby syndrome, Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program, Thomas Valvano