Author Archives: Claudia

Bullying Is Black and White

A Recent Comment: I listened to interviews you did on bullying and I printed out the free bullying manual. It makes sence what you say because it’s black and white and easy to get. Even people who say bullying isnt a problem can get it. Even my husband could get it and he says bullying…

Elementary School Allows Bullying?

So much credit must be given to a father in Southern California. His young fourth-grade son told him that a boy had pulled a knife on him in the classroom. (I’d sure like to know where the teacher was when this happened.) Robert Casteel kept Christopher home from school until he was able to obtain…

Another Child Is Gone

Today’s news tells about a twelve year old boy’s apparent suicide in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The early reports detail very little about the Roosevelt Middle School student’s death except that there was a 911 call yesterday afternoon at about 4:45. The call stated that there was a life threatening emergency at the boy’s home. When…

Is Your Child Out There For The Taking?

This subject has been mentioned here before but clearly, it’s time to mention it again. Please take heed to what I am going to say because it might save your child from a terrible experience. Social media can be and often is very dangerous! Quite by accident, I came across a friend’s child’s Facebook profile….

Teddy Bears & Hugs or Gummy Bears & Vodka?

What do you know about the kinds of things that your kids know about? The subject of this post is one that you might choose to ignore. Trust me when I say that if you care, you should read it. The fact is that there are even more children who might be at risk than…

He Said Watch Your Kids Closer

I just read an email from a Dad who was worried about his daughter. I am going to share a portion of it. (He gave me permission as long as I use a different name.) Angela is in fifth grade. Her mom passed away over a year ago from breast cancer. Both of us  had…

New Years: A Time To Look Up

What could be better than waking up on the first day of 2012 and going outside to see this picture? That is a sure sign that 2012 is going to be amazing. My suggestion for you today is to find something positive about every single thing that happens today. Remember that people are as happy…