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no2violence - Newsletter 2000

L.O.COMBATVIOLENCEAGAINSTWOMEN
Newsletter2000

Childrenmakeup60%ofshelterresidents.Thisfactcreatesa greatdealofworkwithandaroundthem. Becauseoflimitedaccommodation,mostshelterscanaccept onlythreechildrenwiththeirmothers,thoughlargerfamilies areoccasionallytakenin.Oursheltershavenurseriesfor toddlers. Theshelters'residentsarewomenfromothertowns,but childrenattendlocalschoolsinthetownwheretheirshelteris located.Childrenwithspecialneeds,orthoserequiring remediallessons,poseaspecialproblemandtheirentryinto theeducationalsystemmaytakeseveralweeks.During vacationstheolderchildrenstaywiththeyoungerchildren. Problemsariseinournurseryowingtothefrequentturnoverof children,theiremotionalandphysicalconditionandthefact thattheyaretogetherwiththeirsiblings.Sometimesthe childrenarenotawareoftheirsurroundings.Anotherproblem stemsfromthenumberofdifferentlanguagesspokenby residents,whoincludenewimmigrantsandArabwomen.At theshelter,childrenencounterchildrenofadifferentcoloror appearancewhospeaklanguages,whichtheyarehearingfor thefirsttimeintheirlives.

Childrenand Youth HelpLine 099518927

Incooperationwith Herzlia Municipality, werecentlysetup atelephonehelp lineforchildren andyouth.

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no2violence - Newsletter 2000

Childrenarrivingattheshelterleavetheirhome,theirtoys, theirfriendsandeventheabusivefatherwithwhomtheyoften haveanambivalentrelationship.Theyhavetoadjusttoanew educationalframework.However,theyusuallyadaptquickly andfeelbetterinanenvironmentwhereneitherphysicalnor verbalviolenceispermitted. Parentingandnonviolentbehavioraredealtwith. Psychologistsworkwiththechildrenatourshelters.Children spendmanyhoursoncomputergames.Aspartoftheirschool "personalresponsibility"project,highschoolstudentswork withthechildrenandvolunteershelpwithhomeworkandgive Shiatsutreatmentstobothmothersandchildren.
RuthRasnicExecutiveDirector

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Shelters Cooperationwith Palestinians RaananaStudents' Initiativeforthe HezliaShelter Congratulations! BabiesBorninOur Shelters SeminarsforL.O. staff Activitiesatthe Rishonshelter HotlinesinHebrew andRussian

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