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What You Can Do To Prevent Child Abuse
A day does not go by without story after horrible story of child abuse in the news. We dont know how you feel about it, but it seems to us its getting worse. As Child Safety Experts and Co-founders of KidSafe Foundation, our mission is “to educate adults and children to prevent child abuse.”
70s Childhoods Vs Now – What’s Been Lost
I grew up in the 70s. This meant I was lucky to experience childhood long before helicopter parents, abstinence pledges, SAT prep courses and sexting obliterated the myriad reckless joys of American adolescence. Most parents had more than two kids, plus jobs, problems and pressures of their own. Kids’ technology risks consisted primarily of overdosing…
Keep Your Kids Safe – Teachable Moment From Subway’s Jared Fogle’s Transgressions
With the recent news that longtime Subway sandwich pitchman Jared Fogle has agreed to plead guilty to allegations that he paid for sex acts with minors and received child abuse images that he knew had been secretly produced by the former director of his charitable foundation, we at KidSafe Foundation could not let this moment…
A Raging Case Of Buy Me, Get Me, Give Me Disease
My daughter has been at sleepaway camp for the last four weeks, and though I miss her something fierce, I have to admit that there are a few things that I dont really miss at all.
Taking Charge of Your Decision to Vaccinate
As a new mom six years ago, I poured over books, talked to other moms, and had lengthy conversations with my pediatrician. I finally decided to give my daughter some of the vaccinations. I created my own schedule and gave one shot monthly. Living in Vermont, we are able to make many choices with our…