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Helping Kids Cope with the Death of Friends and Classmates

Posted: December 14th, 2012 by Michele Borba


How to explain a tragic death of a classmate to their peers and friends Last year a  tragic fire touched the Windward School community in Connecticut –three children and their grandparents perished. This week a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut killing twenty school children and their teachers. Our hearts [...]



How to Talk the Sandusky Trial and Sexual Abuse With Kids and Teens and Why You Must

Posted: November 14th, 2011 by Michele Borba


Parent and educator guide to using the Penn State tragedy and Sandusky trial to talk about sexual abuse to kids and teens; rucial safety tips to prevent abuse and signs of sexual abuse Once again, the Penn State child sexual abuse case is in the news and has adults on full alert. “How could this have [...]