The Importance of Sexual Abuse Prevention Training
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.
Staying Mindful of Our Children’s Safety
The news, debates, and commentary about Jerry Sandusky and the child abuse cases against him are slowly fading from our daily newsfeed. Most likely, people have had enough of thinking about the horrible abuses against all those children. That’s what scares me.
Calling Out Jerry Sandusky
As the child abuse charges against Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, and the Penn State University administration as a whole first surfaced everyone seemed astounded, denied it could happen, and simply sided with Sandusky.
Golf Pro Anya Alvarez Shares Her Story of Surviving Child Abuse
One survivor’s story:
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue & My Own “Teachable Moment”
I am standing at the counter checking out at the pharmacy when my almost 11-year-old son standing with me says, Wow! I turn to see what he is wowing about and he has picked up the new Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and is going crazy telling me how gorgeous these women are, as he frantically turns the pages.