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Explaining Bill Cosby to Kids

My job is to write and speak about the complexity and impact of violence against women. This means I talk, almost every day, about stories people would rather avoid. The Bill Cosby rape allegations were naturally something I recently wrote about, and discussed in radio and TV interviews. Often when tackling tricky subjects in public,…

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To Defend or Protect? Teaching Kids to Deal With Conflict

If a kid hits you, walk away, a mother said to her son one bright sunny afternoon at the park. No, another mom shook her head emphatically as the little boy walked back to the group of kids playing in the sand. He should stick up for himself and hit back. The first mom looked at her friend incredulously.