Hands & Words are not for Hurting
October 19-25, 2014
Take the pledge:
"I will not use my hands or words for hurting myself or others."®
These thirteen words help us pay attention to the things we say and do to ourselves and others that causes pain.
This year October 19-25 is the national Hands and Words Are Not For Hurting campaign. The Pledge encourages dialogue about all forms of abuse and violence...from name calling, belittling, put downs, and negative self talk (I'm stupid, ugly...) words that can escalate to physical violence and abuse.
Please join with hundreds of thousands of children and adults around the world who have taken the "Purple Hands & Words Pledge:"
- Trace your hand on purple paper, sign your name and age.
- Post your pledge wherever people live and work together to serve as a visual reminder of your personal commitment to stop and think before you say or do anything hurtful.
- Discuss with your family the choices that every member makes when they become angry or upset. Everyone gets angry. Everyone disagrees.
- Anger is a feeling. Abuse and Violence is Always a Choice.
- Discuss what you will not do with your hands and words when you are angry.
- Promise not to call each other names, put each other down, hit, slap, kick, spit....
- Never touch anyone when you are angry.
Important! Never shake a baby or young child. If you become angry or frustrated when caring for a baby or young child, do not have the child in your arms. Put the child in a safe place until you are calm or someone else can care for the child.
It is always OK to ask for help.
Reprinted from the Hands and Words are not for Hurting Project. Please visit www.handsproject.org
for more information.
Amador County 24/7 Crisis Line:
209-223-2600
Operation Care Domestic Violence and
Sexual Assault Services
209-223-2897
National 24/7 Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453
California 24/7 Youth Crisis Line
1-800-843-5200
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