Posts Tagged Child Abuse Council
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Back to School Safety
By Rondi Doyle Director of Community Relations Child Abuse Council Many students very soon will either be returning or starting school for the first time. This maybe a difficult time for many parents and grandparents. Many may not know what they can do to keep children or grandchildren safe. Bu...
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National Parents’ Day
By Pam Haumann Director of Programs Child Abuse Council Did you know that National Parents’ Day will be observed on Sunday, July 25, 2010? Parents’ Day is a relatively new holiday that started with the Clinton Administration in 1994 when it was unanimously approved by Congress to be recogn...
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Summer, Water, Lakes, Rivers, Pools, and all the Fun We Can Have, But Always Beware of the Dangers as Well
By Kathryn Graver Community Education Coordinator Child Abuse Council As we move into the heat of the summer and your children and grandchildren want to spend time cooling off at the closest watering hole, please remember to supervise and get water wise. By doing this you can save the life of a...
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Car Seat Safety
By Pam Haumann Director of Programs Child Abuse Council One of the most important jobs we have as parents and grandparents is keeping our children safe. Each year, thousands of young children are killed or injured in car crashes. Proper use of car safety seats helps keep children safe. ...
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Strengthening Families and Communities
By Rondi Doyle Director of Community Relations Child Abuse Council The month of April is devoted to celebrating and supporting everything we can do to transform our community into a place that really cares about families and children, which is what prevention is all about. We all care ab...
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Ever Wonder?
By Kathryn Graver Community Education Coordinator Child Abuse Council Ever wonder what your children and grandchildren are doing on their cell phone or computer for hours? If you have never texted or looked at a Facebook page, take some time with someone who has and let them help you be...
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SAYING NO TO YOUR TEENAGER – “It’s all in Love”
By Teresa Babers Program Manager New Parent Services Child Abuse Council For most parents, discipline issues begin around age two and continue full speed through adolescence. This is a time where even the mild mannered obedient child may begin to resist and question the rules they have always...
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The Holiday Mindset
By Michael Terry Program Manager Safe From The Startr Child Abuse Council 4… 3… 2… 1… HAPPY NEW YEAR! What an almost magical phrase. In fact, most of us without much thought do apply mystical powers to this one event; anointing it with the ability to wipe clean our slates and begin...
