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Do We Want Them to Be Aware or Afraid?

Preparing our children to live in a relatively “unsafe” world is important; we also want them to know about stranger danger and learn skills for making safe decisions and keeping themselves out of harm’s way, but focusing too much on safety and danger preparation can make our children paranoid and scared. How can we help them to be aware without being afraid? Fear can be really inhibiting. Telling our children that they might get “stolen” or “kidnapped” if they move out of our sight might be something we say with the best intentions, but it can create immobilizing fear for … Continue reading →

Parenting Denial—Part One—How it Hurts

We have all heard jokes about how parents have a tendency to think their children are the smartest, most beautiful and most amazing creatures to ever walk the earth. I, for one, don’t think there is anything wrong with that! There are some positive things that come from a little bit of denial as a parent (more about that in another article.) At the same time, we can cultivate a denial when it comes to our children that can be harmful. There are definitely times when we need to put on our objective glasses and know when there are problems … Continue reading →

Pet First Aid Awareness Month

April is Pet First Aid Awareness Month. It’s the perfect time of year for it, because the weather’s nicer, we’re outside more –as are our pets most likely–and there’s lots to get into. Some of it can be harmful, even fatal, to your dog or cat, but with awareness you can avoid trouble. Below is a list of some of those things. Where applicable, related Families.com articles are referenced for further information. Dangers Lurking in the Garden Lawn and garden care is on many people’s minds this time of year. If your pet’s going to help you, here’s some things … Continue reading →

Celebrities Putting A Famous Face On Diabetes

November is American Diabetes Month. For those of you unfamiliar with the disease, diabetes is a serious condition that affects the body’s ability to produce or respond properly to insulin, a hormone that allows blood glucose (sugar) to enter the cells of the body and be used for energy. According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 21 million children and adults in the U.S. have the disease. It is the fifth deadliest disease in the U.S. and it has no cure. Families.com has an incredible diabetes advocate in our own blogger, Kristyn Crow. You can read her many excellent blogs … Continue reading →

Be Not Afraid — Stacey DeMille Wardwell

“Be Not Afraid” is a self-help book for young women to teach them how to defend themselves against attack, using not only common sense and basic self-defense strategies, but relying on the inspiration of the Holy Ghost to guide them in choosing their friends and where they should spend their time. The book is dedicated “To every innocent young woman who has suffered as a victim and every young woman who will not have to.” That is the message of the book – how to avoid, overcome, and most of all, understand that when these things happen, it’s not your … Continue reading →

Online National Sex Offender Public Registry

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Yesterday, I reported again on the ongoing series that Dateline NBC is doing about Internet predators (you can read my first report here). Today, I want to point out a Department of Justice Web site that you may want to check out. It is the National Sex Offender Public Registry. You may be surprised to find out who is or is not living near your neighborhood. National Sex Offender Public Registry www.nsopr.gov I know that this isn’t the most fun topic to talk about, but we need to keep raising awareness in others if we are going to help protect … Continue reading →

Raise Your Awareness for Safer Outings

It is a fact: everywhere you go there is a small possibility of some sort of danger. A dangerous situation could arise at anytime, anywhere. You simply cannot predict when or where it could happen. As parents, we not only need to keep ourselves safe, we have the responsibility of protecting our children as well. Their lives are in our hands, and that can be one of the scariest things about being a parent! I know it is for me. However, we can calm that fear simply by learning how to protect ourselves, and by teaching our children to do … Continue reading →