In wake of recent scandals we educators need to tune in closer to ensure children’s safety A guest post by Edward F. Dragan “In my kindergarten class this morning I saw Frank and Gail leaving the bathroom together. Should I be concerned that something is going on?” “I saw this fourth-grade kid run out of the [...]

A guest post by Edward F. Dragon, Ed.D. Author of The Bully Action Guide: How to Help Your Child and Get Your School to Listen Sexual Harassment: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that tends to create a hostile or offensive work environment. The [...]

Parent and educator guide to using the Penn State tragedy to describe sexual abuse to kids and teens; Safety tips to prevent abuse and signs of sexual abuse The Penn State child sexual abuse case has adults on full alert. “How could this have happened to those boys?” “Why didn’t anyone spot those signs sooner?” [...]

REALITY CHECK: Thongs undies for preschoolers, periods at 7, push-up bras at 8, Botox at 16 all add up to missed childhoods if we don’t start parenting! Why we must put brakes on our children’s “too hurried, too fast, too sexy, too soon” lives so they can grow without missing out on just being kids. [...]

Do you know what K-2, Four Loko, Spice, Blaze, Red X Dawn, Blackout in can, and Toxing are? If not, it’s time to wise up and talk to your teens.  Here are three dangerous teen trends every parent needs to know. K-2 or Synthetic “Fake” Marijuana Teens smoke it as the new way to get [...]