When it comes to child abuse and neglect, each of us plays a role. There’s the person who commits the abuse. There’s the person who is the victim. There’s the person who does something. And, there’s the person who does nothing. Which person would you be? It’s unfortunate that we have to play any role [...]
READ MORE »Dunebrook Announces Activities for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Awareness Month
Dunebrook Announces Activities for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Awareness Month Michigan City, IN – March 22, 2012 – April is nationally recognized as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Awareness Month. Dunebrook is sponsoring a variety of activities throughout the month to bring to light the issue of child abuse and neglect. This year’s theme, [...]
READ MORE »Modeling Courage
With my colleagues Sonja, Beni and Lisa, I will be representing Dunebrook at the La Porte County Literacy Council Spelling Bee on Tuesday evening. It makes us feel good to be promoting and supporting literacy efforts in our community, and who can’t benefit from being humbled by spelling words like “cornichon”, “bayamo” and “perennate” in [...]
READ MORE »Encouraging Your Child to be Physically Active
How can I get my child to be more physically active? With participation in all types of physical activity declining dramatically as a child’s age and grade in school increases, it is important that physical activity be a regular part of family life. Studies have shown that lifestyles learned as children are much more likely [...]
READ MORE »Bringing Weapons to School
I heard an unbelievable story on the news this week of a 12 year student who took a grenade to his south Chicago suburban school. This incident raises a number of questions in my mind: How did he obtain a grenade? What was he planning to do with it? Did he feel like he needed [...]
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