Special traditions allow family members to bond and feel connected as they spend time laughing, telling stories, and celebrating together. Whether you are making a meal or yummy snack, doing arts and crafts, playing games, or singing and dancing, by
Celebrating Family Traditions
Holidays are a time for joy, laughter, and celebration. They provide a special opportunity to spend time together as a family and to make lasting memories through family traditions. With Halloween approaching, we will be sharing reasons why family traditions
Dignity, Respect, and Love
When someone you care about is being abused, there are many practical ways you can provide support. As we’ve discussed in the previous blogs in this series, these ways may include asking them what help they need, helping them to
Promote Safety
What can you do to help someone in an abusive relationship become more safe? As we’ve discussed in the first 3 blogs in this series, important considerations in answering this question for a person in your life are: #1: Avoid
April 9th & 10th, 2019: Family Village Resource Fairs
Know Your Limits
When helping someone you care about who’s in an abusive relationship, it’s important to know, honor, and protect your own limits–including your emotions, knowledge, and physical safety. In today’s post, we will explore each of these and suggest strategies for
Ask How You Can Help
Although it may sound simple, if you’re trying to figure out how to help someone in an abusive relationship, just ask them what they need. By asking them what types of help and support they can use from you, you
Helping a Friend in an Abusive Relationship: Refrain from Judgment
Just how different is the view from the outside, compared to the inside, of an abusive relationship? From the outside looking into an abusive relationship, it can be tempting to judge a person who is staying with someone who is
Growing As A Family
Ready to Help: How to Support Someone Who is in an Abusive Relationship (Series Introduction)
HRI views safety as the core foundation of happy and healthy relationships. Safe relationships are free from all forms of abuse, neglect, and any other threats to a person’s physical and emotional safety, well-being, and development. Sadly, many families in