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Child Abuse: Physical
There are numerous ways children can experience physical abuse- shaking, jerking, slapping, pinching, pulling hair, and harsh spankings or beatings.
Child Abuse: Neglect
Child Abuse: Emotional
It is well known that physical abuse hurts a child. The evidence is there in the form of bruises and
Internet Safety
Home Alone
Head Lice
When your child begins child care, preschool or elementary school, she runs a risk of head lice infestation. Many parents
Drugs, Alcohol and Nicotine
Growing up is hard work! During these “in-between” years adolescents are under tremendous pressures. They are learning to make their
Driving Safety
For a teenager, getting a driver’s license marks a rite of passage into adulthood. For parents, this “leap towards independence”
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