Sacrifice spanking, not your children
Spanking sets a bad example. Who wants to teach their kids that violence is a solution to problems and that love and violence are connected?
Is Santa real?
Is Santa real? What is your answer to this question? Lala Fogarty provides a surprising answer that will help break the cycle of abuse.
Happy Halloween!
Halloween is a beautiful time of year; knowing the facts and being vigilant can keep the experiences and memories safe, happy, and healthy.
Are you pro-life or pro-birth?
Pro-life and pro-birth are not the same things. Lala lays out the difference between them and what we can do to be pro-life.
Cognitive dissonance and gun safety
Hi Friends. Have you ever been wrong? Me too! Have you ever tried something different, and that been wrong too? Same, same! No shame in getting it wrong; hey, at least you tried! Try again with something different; just keep trying! Many of our problems exist...
When to talk to children about sexual abuse
Do you know when to talk to your children about sexual abuse? Because knowing when is knowing how to protect them from sexual abuse.
How to Talk to Your Child about Sexual Abuse
Keeping our children safe means opening the lines of communication about their boundaries. How to talk to your child about sexual abuse?
COVID-19 quarantined with kids
COVID-19 quarantined at home with kids? Exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious? Make a plan before emotions flare. Find creative outlets for that extra energy.
How to protect your kids over the holidays
The holidays are a time of joy and magic for children. Learn how to protect your kids over the holidays, and keep the magic in their lives.
Protect your children over Halloween
Happy Halloween! Make sure you protect your children while they enjoy fall festivals, pumpkin patches, and trick-or-treating this Halloween.
How do we stop the bullying epidemic?
Do you ever think one of your children could be a bully? It is a hard question to answer, but children who bully belong to someone.
How do I stop spanking?
What have you got to lose? April 30th is the NO SPANK CHALLENGE – one day to take a break from spanking our children. One day! That’s it.
How to prevent abuse in APRIL
How can you or I prevent abuse in April? How can we make a difference? We could start with just one small thing each day.
How to discipline without spanking or yelling
If we’re not supposed to yell, and spanking is no longer an acceptable discipline method, then what are we supposed to do?
The hate you give: THUG Life
Do you know ‘The Hate U Give’? It has an important message in the acronym “THUG LIFE.” The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everyone.
How to prevent self-hatred
What if we could prevent our children from hating themselves, and instead foster self-love and in turn, self-care? Turns out, we can! Imagine if you will growing up with a particular set of values. Perhaps you don’t even have to imagine it; perhaps you actually did...
How can we change toxic behavior?
If you’ve seen the Gillette commercial addressing toxic masculinity [below], chances are you have an opinion about it. The ad takes a new spin on the decades-old Gillette slogan, asking “Is this the best a man can get?” while showing news clips and dramatizations of...
What does it take to stop child abuse?
What does it take to stop child abuse? It takes all of us committing ourselves to stopping it. Do you know what to do? Here’s where to start.
Child sex abuse. Handling disclosure
If a child discloses sexual abuse to you, it could change both of your lives. But a little knowledge can make you into the person an abused child needs.
April 30th is NO SPANK DAY!
Spanking teaches kids lessons, but are they the lessons most parents want their kids to learn. Try giving it up spanking for just one day.
The Easter Bunny
Is there anything wrong with telling kids about an imaginary Easter Bunny and asking them to sit in his lap? Let’s think about it.
Why sharing our kids on social media can be dangerous
It can be fun to sharing on social media details of our kids’ lives. Is it the right thing to do? What does it teach our kids about boundaries and consent?
Spanking. Give it up
What if, for Lent this year, we gave up spanking? Not forever, just for forty days. A fast, if you will, just to test the waters and see where a non-spanking lifestyle could take us.
We’re all good at ignoring signs of child abuse
The Turpin “house of horrors” shocked the nation. How did it go unnoticed? We’re all good at ignoring signs of child abuse.
Thinking Small in the New Year
Thinking small in the new year people can accomplish more of their goals with less weight on their shoulders.Thinking small in the new year memories last.
Be a Helper
Be a helper to make the world a safer place for people to live in. Be a helper to put smiles on people’s faces. These are easy tasks that don’t cost much.
Boys will be boys
Part of the problem of sexual misconduct in men is we excuse certain behaviors from our male children by repeating a long held mantra, “boys will be boys.”
Holiday Safety
Holiday gatherings put children at risk of sexual abuse. We don’t need to avoid them, we need to learn to focus on safety during the holidays.
Are smart toys a smart idea?
Some smart toys ask personal questions such as school name, parents’ names, town, and more in order to have natural conversations with children.
Santa Claus or not. Don’t force your kids to sit on anybody’s knee
I like Santa Claus, don’t you? But I don’t like lying, I don’t like secrets and I don’t like forcing kids to sit on someone’s knee.