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Corporal Punishment: Is Spanking Children an Effective Discipline
Spanking children is a controversial issue. Opinions vary as to whether or not spanking is an effective discipline. Corporal punishment is deliberate infliction of pain to deter misbehavior. Spanking...
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Gun Violence: Where is the Outrage?
The most recent mass shootings in Santa Barbara, California gives me great pause. I cannot help but wonder where the outrage is from responsible gun owners and from the gun manufacturers.I should think...
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Latchkey Children: Leaving Children Home Alone
As the lyrics from the old song go, “School’s out, school’s out. The teacher let the fools out.” Clearly it’s not kind to malign children, as the song seems to do, by referring to them as fools....
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Protecting Your Children: Empowerment and Not Fear
My award-winning book, What Would You Do? A Kid’s Guide to Staying Safe in a World of Strangers, offers strategies to children and parents to help children better understand the concept of strangers....
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Stranger Safety: Six Things Your Small Children Should Understand
The concept of strangers is difficult for small children to understand. It is a particularly difficult concept for very young children who may tend to misinterpret warnings about strangers,...
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The Best Magazines for Preschool Children
Because it is important for preschool children to be exposed to magazines, as well as books, it is essential that parents and teachers are familiar with the recommended magazines for the preschool /...
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Games that Teach Personal Hygiene to Young Children
Good hygiene is important for everyone, including children. They should be taught proper personal hygiene practices. Teaching hygiene to young children can be done in a fun way with games. Defining...
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Obesity in Children: Causes, Risks and Management
Childhood obesity is an increasing problem. Parents need to understand the causes, the risks, prevention and management of obesity in their children. According to an article on the website, American...
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Safe Screen Names and Passwords for Children
I am pleased to post a guest blog today from Keir McDonald, MBE. Keir McDonald, MBE, is founder and Director ofEduCare, an online training solutions company that specializes in child protection,...
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Kid Power: Empowering Children to Stay Safe from Abuse, Abduction, or...
Below is an excerpt from a very small part of chapter 1 of my children’s book, What Would You Do? A Kid’s Guide to Staying Safe in a World of Strangers. The last sentence in this excerpt makes...
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First Aid Training for Children
Since some children, particularly older ones, are sometimes left alone, it’s important that they know how to administer first aid.Parents should teach their children basic first aid so that they can...
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Teaching Children about Stranger Safety in 2016
It is a new year and time for new resolutions. The world has, indeed, become a scary place for children and for adults. Parents, however can help make their children less afraid in 2016 by teaching...
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Keeping Kids Safe in the Age of Social Media
Keeping children safe in this age of social media, apps, and smartphones is of paramount importance. Parents need to be vigilant in regard to what their children are accessing on the Internet, social...
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Summer Vacation: A Brain Drain on Children?
Research verifies that children’s summer vacation causes brain drain. They forget what they learned in school. There are ways to prevent such learning loss.Brain drain is the term for the learning loss...
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Voting Wisely in the 2016 Presidential Election: A Moral Imperative for the...
It is imperative that parents make themselves informed before casting a vote in the United States presidential election .on November 8, 2016. Parents' and grandparents' votes can impact the safety and...
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Teaching Children to Determine Validity and Accuracy in this Fake-News /...
In the aftermath of a presidential campaign which research now has shown was dominated by fake news, which may have even influenced the outcome of the election, it is imperative that voters, and even...
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Kids and Cell Phones: Helpful or Harmful?
In keeping with the child safety theme of my blog related to my children's book, What Would You Do? A Kid's Guide to Staying Safe in a World of Strangers, published by Headline Books, Inc. and...
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Safety of Teens and Tweens at Concerts
My book, What Would You Do? A Kid’s Guide to Staying Safe in a World of Strangers, is book offering strategies for children, teens, and parents to empower them to stay safe in a world that presents...
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Helping Your Children Cope with Divorce
Even though more and more children’s books, movies, and television shows now deal with the topic of divorce and have helped to normalize it now in a way that was never done in the past, divorce can...
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Is Spanking Children an Effective Discipline?
My book, What Would You Do? A Kid’s Guide to Staying Safe in a World of Strangers, advocates for safety, health, happiness and well-being of children. Child discipline is an important aspect of...
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Parenting with a Disability - How to Prepare Your Heart and Home for Little One
I am pleased to introduce a guest blogger for my Child Safety Blog:Meet Ashley Taylor. She is a freelance writer, photographer, and advocate for people with disabilities. She created...
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Helping Children Relax and Have Fun
My children’s books are entertaining and educational for children. Each of my four books has a blog associated with the theme or subject matter of my books. This period of time in our country can be a...
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Helping Families Deal with Potential Drug Abuse Problems Among Teens
Protecting children from bullying, drug abuse, or any kind of harm that could befall them is one of many goals of my Anti-bullying blog, as well as my Child Safety Blog.I would like to add to my Child...
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Should Children Consume Energy Drinks?
New research shows that increasing numbers of children consume energy drinks, but experts say they are unsafe for kids.According to Brenda Goodman’s article, “Report Finds Energy Drinks Risky for...
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Helping Children and Teens Deal with Covid 19 Anxiety and Quarantine
At this point in the Covid Pandemic, as of early September 2020, the United States is in varying degrees of dealing with the virus depending upon how much the Epidemiolical science was followed as well...
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