Today on Listen Up: parenting
trials that turn to tragedy. The circumstances surrounding a Nova
Scotia pre-teen’s murder send ripples of horror through parents
everywhere.
Karissa Boudreau. It’s a name that should have
remained relatively unknown. A name that belonged to a 12-year-old
girl. But Karissa’s name hit the headlines, when she disappeared after
arguing with her mother in the parking lot of a Nova Scotia store. Two
weeks later, police recovered her body from a river. Her death has been
labeled homicide.
Every parent of adolescents knows the
stresses of raising teens. Today, we’ll explore those stresses
and we'll also look for spiritual solutions that can make a difference.
THE CONTEXT
On January 27. 12-year-old Karissa Boudreau
disappears. Karissa’s mother Penny Boudreau tells police the two had
argued in the parking lot of a grocery store. Penny reports she went
into the grocery store, returning 10 minutes later to find her daughter
missing.
February 9. Karissa’s body is found--covered in
snow—beside the bank of the Lahave River. Not far from where her mother
says she was last seen alive.
Police are treating her death as a homicide, an isolated incident, the first in Bridgewater since 1993.
Andrea Groenewald, M.Div., RMFT, is a Registered Marriage Therapist
with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She has
a Master of Divinity in Counselling and a Certificate in Couple and
Family Therapy Studies. Andrea has been trained in "Prepare and
Enrich," a helpful couple inventory for engaged, married and re-married
couples. Over the past 16 years she has met with individuals and groups
from culturally diverse backgrounds to work collaboratively towards
life and family goals. During this time she has seen many people
exercise courage and strength in overcoming challenges and adversity in
their lives.
Child Find is the largest and oldest missing children's network in the
country. Our purpose is to assist in locating missing and exploited
children to reunite them with their lawful parent or guardian. We are a
non-profit agency, and all our services are free. Each provincial
office is incorporated as an independent charitable entity. Through
child safety programs, public speaking, child fingerprinting clinics,
publication of pictures of missing children and the recognition of
Missing Children's Day, we work to prevent future abduction and
exploitation of children.
WENDY RHODENIZER
Friend of the Boudreau Family
Started a Facebook page in memory of Karissa Boudreau
CAPT. KAREN HOLLAND
Salvation Army Church, Bridgewater, N.S.
Organized Community Prayer Vigil for Karissa Boudreau
SGT. MARK GALLAGHER
RCMP, “H” Division, Nova Scotia
Media Relations Officer for Karissa Boudreau case
TRUDY JOHNSON
South Shore Regional School Board, Nova Scotia
COREY
Resident of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
ANNA
Resident of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
KATIE
Former Teenage Runaway
CONSTABLE CHRISTINE BONNELL
Bridgewater Police, Nova Scotia
UNDERSTANDING YOUR TEENAGER!
Dr. Karyn Gordon www.karyngordon.com A leading North American Youth /
Generation Y expert, consultant, speaker and author, Dr. Karyn is an
indispensable resource for leaders, presidents, managers and parents
who truly want to “get” this generation. Her gift is
communicating playfully, passionately and pragmatically helping
Generation Y and those who work with them understand this unique
generation
Listen Up tackled the tragedy of Karissa Boudreau because when we heard
the story, a collective gasp went up among us. We could all relate to
a teenager and mom who got angry and argued. Whatever happened, in
this story, those two people loved each other. But even loving
relationships have toxic times. That’s why we brought the Christian
view into parenting teens this week; the view that there is a spiritual
roadmap for guiding our own emotions. A place to look for direction
when what we’re doing is just getting nowhere.
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