How to Give Kids a Stay-at-Home Camp Experience
Kids are taught by pop culture to think it’s cool to talk back and put down parents and teachers. Added to this dynamic is the fact that Baby Boomers and Gen Xers are generally less authoritarian and more submissive than prior generations were, and therefore much less likely to s...
“If you have other kids, be sure to spend some quality time with each of them,” advises Nemours. “Encourage siblings to ‘help’ you care for this newest family member.” You may also want to bring small gifts “from the baby” home for your other children. Introducing your baby to...
The underlying premise is that, to be effective, child protection must become a part of everyday life—“embedded in the settings where families live, work, study, worship, and play” (Melton, 2014b, p. 333). The ultimate goal of Strong Communities is to keep kids safe (prevent child ...
When the relationship is contentious, I always recommend that, emotionally, parents step back far enough to not get battered by the things their kids say to and about them. The trick is to find the balance so that you don’t step back so far that you lose connection. So how do you do...
In 2015, theColorado Department of Human Services’ opened a new, statewide hotline providing a simple toll-free phone number for people to call to report child abuse or neglect. The number is1-844-CO-4-KIDS(1-844-264-5437), and callers will now be able to speak with a representative...
RISE from Trauma Let’s help these castaways, looking for a home. To achieve a paradigm shift in how we combat childhood trauma, we also need to train more adults in how to help these kids. Specifically, we need to train and support educators and child welfare workers working tirelessly ...
Private Retreat.Because it’s enclosed, the puppy crate or kitty carrier also serves as a safe retreat to get away from other pets or pestering children. Don’t you want a private place of your own where you won’t be bothered? Pets are no different. ...
For extra ammunition, some designs hook up to a huge water reservoir that you wear like a backpack. Other guns are configured so you can shoot forward, backward and sideways at once. This has altered the world of water guns drastically. In the past, kids knew exactly what to expect when...
Cats are wonderful pets to have, and most of them love their owners very much, but some cats, like the ones in this list, have nothing but murder in their hearts. Never turn your back on these most evil of cats, because you may not live to regret it. ...