Infinite potential. Every child is born with it. With nurturing, love and care, they have the potential to become anything. As a parent or guardian, it’s a tremendous responsibility and a great privilege to be a part of that...
A note from our friends at The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect (EndCAN): In an effort to accelerate the changing of social norms with regard to how the public and professionals view child abuse and neglect in the...
Help us Reach our Goal! Day Ten: Â 2 have pledged $40.00 American SPCC's GlobalGiving campaign (September 10th - October 2nd) still needs to raise $5,000 USD from at least 40 donors so we can help support over 2,000 abused, neglected, and bullied children across...
It’s legal in some states for girls age 12-13 to marry & boys at 14-15 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Carlsbad, CA – March 8, 2018 – Child marriages don’t just occur in third-world countries. Approximately 200,000 children in the U.S. –...
Standing in solidarity with those students speaking up for school safety FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Carlsbad, CA – Feb. 27, 2018 – Survivors of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida are standing up for students...
NATIONAL SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH, 2017 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our Nation wrestled with the issue of slavery in a way that nearly tore us apart -- its fundamental notion in direct...
by Health Impact News/MedicalKidnap.com Staff www.medicalkidnap.com Foster Care: “Best Interest of the Child” or “Child Abuse”? Theoretically, foster care provides a temporary loving, nurturing and safe home for children who are removed from their own families due to...
April 5, 2016 | AuthorGinger Kadlec | BeAKidsHero™ In the world of child forensic interviewing, there is a well-known fact… Disclosure is a process, not a one-time event. Disclosing abuse, be it sexual, physical, psychological or neglect, can be incredibly...
Author: Ginger Kadlec | Be a Kid's Hero | March 8, 2016 A teenage girl sends a message via social media to a teenage boy who has shared online how upset he is with school and his parents. The boy doesn’t know the girl, so he checks-out her Facebook profile picture —...
American SPCC | June 29, 2015 Corporal punishment in schools is a big debate in America. 19 States still legally allow children to be hit and paddled as a form of discipline. Listed below are three great articles on corporal punishment in schools, and a legislative...
edutopia | January 22, 2015 It has been said to me many times that it's the child who is acting out that needs you the most. And yet, all too often, the systems that are most likely to deal with young people in crisis do more damage than good. A recent report...
The Natural Child Project, by Jan Hunt | September 2nd In 38 countries1 around the world, it is illegal for a parent, teacher, or anyone else to spank a child, and 113 countries prohibit corporal punishment in schools. Yet in all of North America, physical punishment...
