How do you know your child’s camp is SAFE? Have you asked the appropriate questions that would give you confidence in the camp?
When we questioned friends and family members who were sending their kids to camp, most parents - with a slight blush and timid smile -reported that their main concerns were:
It has been a horrible few days since the shooting of our precious children and adults in Newtown, Connecticut. Every television station, every paper and just about everybody is talking about this act of evil.
Today’s headlines: “Fourth victim accuses Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of sexual abuse,” “West Palm Beach area man accused of molesting his disabled step daughter,” “Mom and boyfriend charged with child abuse,” and “Prominent Hasidic counselor was convicted yesterday of sexually abusing a young girl.”
Along with the wonder and excitement of the upcoming holidays, comes some increased stress and worry.
Penn State took its first proactive public step in the healing process since the Sandusky sex abuse scandal broke a year ago and held a 2 day Sexual Abuse Awareness and Prevention Conference.
With Halloween approaching, parents are mindful of how to keep their kids safe on the most ghoulish of nights.
As child safety experts, we're sure a blog about safety on Halloween isn't surprising, but we promise this won’t be a long boring blog… Just a short one to give you a few tips to make it a safe and fun evening for all.
The Republican convention has just come to a close - the Democrats will have their turn next week - I have been listening carefully to all of them over the past months speak about the issues we are facing in today’s world.
The economy, housing crisis, failing schools, Medicare…the list goes on and on. Where and when will someone in public office talk about the epidemic of child abuse and what they plan to do about it? Child abuse crosses party lines, crosses states, crosses streets - or in fact it is next-door or going on in your very own home.
Every day and every night there is a story about a child being harmed. Sometimes I feel as though I am the only one outraged by this. Child abuse has reached epidemic proportions and it seems to me as though no one cares.
Yes, the economy is suffering and our schools are failing and we have the highest unemployment rate ever and the biggest deficit - so it only goes to reason that when our society is slipping, our children suffer the consequences.
In light of all the news stories surfacing about child sexual abuse, we feel that teachers ought be prepared. Unfortunately, teachers do not have the power to protect their students as well as we would like.
It would be nice if teachers could be provided with more complete training in sexual abuse prevention so they would at least be armed with the knowledge to keep our children safe.
The Republican National Convention has just come to a close - the Democrats will have their turn next week - I have been listening carefully to all of them over the past months speak about the issues we are facing in today’s world. The economy, housing crisis, failing schools, Medicare…the list goes on and on. Where and when will someone in public office talk about the epidemic of child abuse and what they plan to do about it? Child abuse crosses party lines, crosses states, crosses streets - or in fact it is next-door or going on in your very own home.
