Fwd: Children Are Not Props

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From: Dove's Nest <Info@dovesnest.net>
Date: Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 10:58 AM
Subject: Children Are Not Props
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Dove's Nest: October 2016 Newsletter  Facebook Twitter Website Email Donate Today! Sexual Abuse Is Not a "Catholic Problem" By Anna Groff I encourage you to watch the movie Spotlight with your friends, small group or Sunday school class. Not only is it an incredible movie, but it can lead to eye-opening conversations. Read more. We're All the Bosses of Our Own Bodies  By Marathana Prothro Oh, the awkwardness of unsolicited hugs. Most parents have experienced uncomfortable—even dreaded—moments when our child refuses to hug or kiss someone who truly has the purest of intentions. Read more. Indiana Event Equips 17 Churches and Organizations North Goshen Mennonite Church in Indiana hosted Dove's Nest's Protecting Our Children: Preparing Churches to Protect Children and Youth Workshop on September 17. Forty-six people participated in the event, representing seventeen entities. Brenda Yoder, LHMC and member of the Dove's Nest's Speaker Bureau, led the main workshop. Nancy Kauffmann, denominational minster for Mennonite Church USA and Dove's Nest board member, led a workshop on Circle of Grace. Children Are Not Props By Brenda Yoder, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Speaker's Bureau Member I came across a beautiful photo on my Instagram feed. It was lovely. Everything was propped and proportioned so meticulously. It had shoes and travel accessories laid out on a surface with a beautiful baby—about one year old, with a flat look on her face—lying on her back in a suitcase.  Read more. Dove's Nest's Fall Events Deep Faith Anabaptist Faith Formation Conference  Elkhart, Indiana October 6–8, 2016 Shalom Mennonite Fellowship Tucson, Arizona Oct. 16 & Oct. 23, 2016 Swamp Mennonite Church Quakertown, PA October 18, 2016 Herkimer County Department of  Social Services*  Herkimer County, New York October 18, 2016 Western District Conference North Newton, Kansas October 20, 2016 Canada Awareness Training Grande Prairie, Alberta October 28, 2016 NACSW National Convention  Cincinnati, Ohio November 19, 2016 *This training is being funded by New York State Office of Children and Family Services Dove's Nest 5723 N 99th St Omaha, NE 68134 www.DovesNest.net

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