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Health & Safety:
- Families in Crisis (abuse and
neglect issues, Discipline, warning signs of dangerous
situations, emergency assistance - physical, financial, emotional, medical,
Suicide Prevention,
and homelessness)
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Information about Terrorism
- Protection From Attack (abduction,
gangs. cults, tolerance, school violence, bullies, managing conflict,
state info on registered sex offenders)
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Caregivers (daycare, caregivers,
baby-sitters)
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Transportation, Travel and Car Seats
(includes information for when your teen begins to drive
plus a "Driving Contract," and safety tips
and general suggestions for
traveling away from home)
- Consumer Protection, Product Review
& Recall (includes section on identity
theft - NEW!)
- General Safety (first aid, CPR,
poison, sports safety, sportsmanship, summer camp,
hunting, rural, animal, summer,
allergies, Christmas, Halloween, home, school, camping, playgrounds, amusement parks)
- Poison Control (carbon monoxide,
lead, food)
- General Parental Guidance
(organizations, books-- contains sections on
Spokane, WA, Washington State, Pocatello, ID and S.E. Idaho).
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Expert
Voices:
- ** WordsCanHeal.org (NEW!)
- ** National Runaway Switchboard
(NEW!)
- ** PAX: Real
Solutions to Gun Violence
- ** National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute
- ** American Academy
of Ophthalmology
- ** Ducks Unlimited
Executive Vice President Don Young
- ** U.S. Secretary of
Education Rod Paige
- ** Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department
of Justice, on stimulant abuse (including Ritalin)
- ** Patrick Reynolds,
grandson of tobacco company founder, R.J. Reynolds
- ** Excerpt (10/1/98) from Retired
Army General Colin L. Powell’s Dispatch on America’s Promise Web site
- ** Pocatello/Chubbuck Narcotics Task Force
- ** Search Institute "Forty
Developmental Assets"
- ** Gavin de Becker,
best-selling author and expert on violent behavior
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- Issues in Health:
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Doctor's Competency and Medical Accountability
- Diet & Nutrition (proper diet,
breastfeeding/bottlefeeding, allergies, tips for good eating habits, eating disorders and
support)
- Dehydration
(what it is and how to avoid it)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Immunizations
- Dental/Oral Care (including
fluoridation)
- Ear infections - (prevention
tips, discussion of antibiotics)
- Sleep Issues (information and
support)
- Toilet Training
(suggestions and helpful links)
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- New on the Site:
- Find out what's new on the Safer Child Web site.
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Support for Parents:
- Support groups and helpful organizations.
- Includes pages on
Teens, Multiples, Postpartum
Depression, Organ Donation,
Fatherhood
and Nontraditional Families.
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Issues Making News:
- Sexuality & Kids (education,
questions your teen should ask, dating safety, sexual identity, STDs, HIV/AIDS)
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Crisis Pregnancy (abandoned
babies, foster care, abortion, adoption)
- Guns & Kids
(including tips for hunting safely)
- Media & Kids (including
Internet safety)
- Substance Abuse (drugs,
inhalants, alcohol, tobacco
- ADD/ADHD (including Ritalin and
other medication)
- Pollution/Conservation (air,
water, waste, food)
- Genetically Engineered Food
- Discipline (including spanking
issues, suggestions and information)
- Divorce and Separation Issues
(including What Makes for a Great Spouse?)
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- Teach Your
Child
- Suggested topics for teaching your child to be healthy and
safe.
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What Young Adults
Should Know
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- Communication:
- The importance of communicating well. Also groups
that can help with communication, conflict,
mediation, speech disorders.
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What Were You Taught As a Child?
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Educating Your Children:
- Reading tips and
suggestions
- Mathematics
- About the Body
- Morality, Ethics & Manners
- Learning Disabilities
- Educational organizations
- Alternative schools
- National Standards and Advocacy
- Literacy and Overcoming Reading Difficulties.
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Morality, Ethics &
Manners
- Don't forget this important part of your children's
education.
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- Personal Finance:
- Teach your child about this important topic.
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- Just for Fun:
- Links to social organizations
- Suggestions for Favorite Books, Toys, Crafts and
Favorite Fun Activities
- Kid-friendly Web sites and educational Web sites for older
children.
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- Recent
Headlines & Events:
- Child health and safety topics that have
recently been in the news, along with a listing of
local, national and international events
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