Posted in authorities, awareness, children, danger, death, Education, emergency, family, Fourth of July, Fun, grandchildren, grandparents, help, holidays, home, Impact, kids, life, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, power, protect, Relax, safety, Summer, teens, tourism, travel, well-being on Jun 11th, 2010
Summer is here and discovering pool safety precautions may save lives in public pools or hot tubs. Families traveling or on vacation may not realize the danger pool drains possess.
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Posted in abuse, addiction, addictions, awareness, communication, culture, danger, death, depression, depression, diet, drinks, Education, emotions, family, health, Heart, illness, Impact, kids, marketing, medical, medicine, mental and physical health, observations, opinion, parenting, persuasion, pharmacist, pharmacist, physician, Productive ADD/ADHD, relationships, roller coaster ride, safety, school, schools, sports on May 17th, 2010
Everyone needs energy; parents and kids included. Do kids today have healthy levels of energy or are they supplimenting it with energy drinks? Is this healthy?
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Posted in accountability, advertising, authorities, awareness, Blogging, bullying, Business, children, church, communication, control, crime, culture, danger, emotions, family, Fear, Impact, inspiration, kids, law enforcement, leadership, legal, news, observations, opinion, parenting, persuasion, power, relationships, religion, responsibility, restlessness, expectations, callings, safety, schools, teens, Threats, Threats, values, violence on Apr 24th, 2010
Technology & social media are allowing large groups of youth to come together in public; forming mobs of people. Some times these are positive experiences and occasionally they promote negative or illegal behaviors.
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Posted in abuse, accountability, addictions, anger, authorities, church, crime, death, depression, Faith, family, hopes, law enforcement, life, loneliness, loss, murder, observations, opinion, parenting, relationships, religion, respect, sadness, safety, schools, spiritual, teens, Threats, Uncategorized, violence on Apr 1st, 2010
You always think while watching a news piece on your local television station that those horrible stories won’t touch your life; and when one does, it is a shock to your system. Of course, this particular news story is just the beginning of the story; and, in some ways it is the end as well. When a young person, [...]
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Posted in abortion, abuse, accountability, addiction, Advocating for special needs, anger, authorities, awareness, bullying, children, church, comfort, commitment, communication, compassion, control, controversy, culture, custody fight, custody fight, diet, disappointments, divorce, emotions, expectations, Faith, family, Frustration, health, pregnancy, spiritual on Mar 27th, 2010
This past week I’ve been made aware of a few instances of what I consider typical situations of alienating parental rights or authority. I began thinking of all of the different ways in which American society subtly and not so subtly allows this to happen and I realized that it is not isolated instances but rather [...]
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Posted in addiction, addictions, awareness, celebrity, children, controversy, danger, death, health, kids, life, medical, mental and physical health, murder, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2009
Parents, educators and health care professionals should be aware of the choking game and look for signs of it affecting those they care about. It affects teens, pre-teens and even some adults.
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Posted in abandonment, abortion, abuse, addictions, awareness, bullying, Business, charitable organizations, charity, children, compassion, Creating, crime, danger, death, donate, finances, giving, goals, health, help, home, hunger, illness, Impact, inspiration, instincts, internetmarketing, kids, law enforcement, leadership, learning, life, loneliness, mental and physical health, news, observations, opinion, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, Passion, pregnancy, prostitution, safety, suicide, support, talent, Teen Pregnancy, teens, Threats, violence on Dec 5th, 2009
Tellman Knudson, internet entrenpeneur, has set out on a mission to raise funds to help at risk homeless youth to get themselves out of dangerous situations; with a goal of teaching them business and life skills.
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Posted in abuse, accountability, anger, authorities, awareness, bullying, Celebration, children, crime, danger, death, drivers, Fear, Fun, Holiday, kids, law enforcement, missing, missing and exploited children, murder, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, protect, rape, responsibility, safety, spiritual, teens, Threats, Threats, trust, violence, well-being on Oct 31st, 2009
Halloween celebrations are fraught with danger & violence. Parents need to make safety for their kids & teens a priority. Proper supervision is a must to keep their kids safe.
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Posted in abuse, accountability, advertising, anger, authorities, awareness, children, compassion, control, culture, dance, danger, drinks, emotions, Fear, Frustration, help, horror, law enforcement, marketing, memories, mental and physical health, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, power, responsibility, safety, teens, Threats, trauma, violence on Oct 28th, 2009
The case of the California gang rape of a 15yr old female minor after a high school dance is a clear warning flag of our deteriorating standard of acceptable behavior.
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Posted in abandonment, abuse, adoption, Advocating for special needs, attitude, authorities, awareness, children, compassion, confidence, control, Education, emotions, family, foster parenting, Frustration, help, home, kids, legal, life, loss, love, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, pain and misery, parenting, protect, relationships, safety, service, support, teens, trust, well-being on Sep 14th, 2009
Teens or older kids in foster care suffer for lack of a permanent place to belong. How can you help someone to find a healthy place to begin their life as an adult?
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