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How To Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
The following is a guest post by Kimberly King, author of the children’s book, I SAID NO!
Ultra-Competitive Parents: Red Flags and Warning Signs
I love kids but sometimes I hate parents. This might come as a shock – as part of ModernMom, I work to perpetuate the idea of mothers supporting one another. However, when it comes to the ultra-competitive parents among us, I am ready to give up hope.
What’s Your Parenting Style?
The way we raise our children is often similar to the way we were raised. For example, I was the child of an “overly worried/overprotective” wonderful mother and I find myself treating my kids exactly the same way!
“Pedophile Speak” – Inside the Mind of a Sexual Predator
When you hear Jerry Sandusky talk, it is “pedophile speak.”
If You Want to Be Happy, No One Can Stop You
(This essay is adapted from the June 16, 2004 Briar Woods High School Commencement speech delivered at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.) Thank you for sharing this awesome, auspicious day with me. A few years ago, a close friend from high school, who had known me since I was 12 years old, offered an observation about my life that got my attention. My friend told me: “You’ve had so many bad things happen …