Author of "Free Range Kids" Lenore Skenazy (dubbed "America's Word Mom" after becoming famous for letting her 9-year old take the subway by himself) responds to the murder of Leiby Kletzky:
"People will blame the parents for letting their son walk even a few blocks on his own. I’ve already read some of those comments. They are like knives. Is it better to have a city — a country, a world — where no child is ever outside again without an adult? Where parents who let their kids to walk to the bus stop are treated like pariahs? Where the parks are empty, the playgrounds are empty, bikes sit in the garage and children hunker inside with their terrified moms and dads?"
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Showing posts with label safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label safety. Show all posts
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Speaking to your kids about personal safety
A public service workshop from The Center for Jewish Family Life/Project YES on the topic of keeping our children safe from predators.
Speaking To Your Kids About Personal Safety from Yakov Horowitz on Vimeo.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Drowning looks different than you think
Think drowning involves screaming, gasping, and flailing? Think it’s easy to notice someone drowning? Well, you’re wrong.
What every parent must know about drowning:
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