by Laurie | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog, Child's Experiences, Education, Sexual Abuse
She’s lovely, innocent, and deserves to enjoy a developmentally appropriate holiday free of un-wanted touch, and yet that human right is often undermined by “socially accepted” norms. In an article about brainwashing, the writer Julia Layton states,...
by Laurie | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog, Child's Experiences, Education, Public School, Uncategorized
In one of my first posts of the school year, I discussed how we as educators each find our tipping point for intolerable acts regarding children. At the end of the article I described the tensions of being mixed-race during the start of school integration, and a...
by Laurie | Oct 20, 2017 | Abused Children, Blog, Child's Experiences, Education, Trauma Recovery
If you’re a woman you’ve probably had your Harvey Weinstein moment, and you probably didn’t report your abuser. I get it. After my attempt to garner help from a perp-supporting yard teacher failed miserably, I gave up believing by seven years old,...
by Laurie | Oct 20, 2017 | Events
Date: Sunday October 29 Time: 12:00 pm – 01:30 pm Sports Basement 2727 Milvia St. Berkeley A reading from Laurie Panther’s memoir: true stories Interspersed with a discussion of trauma research and recovery. RSVP for this event on...
by Laurie | Oct 2, 2017 | Abused Children, Blog, Child's Experiences, Education, Public School, Trauma Recovery
(In my second blog I told the true story about a gang of boys dragging me to the “pussy-bushes” in 3rd grade) Then came 5th grade when a lone troubled boy stalked me in the hallways at recess, using the packed passageways as cover as he repeatedly...