So happy when kids take an active part in wanting to keep other kids safe. Thanks to Katie and Stephanie, and their teacher Rachel Martin, for sharing this important [...]
Like every parent, I am sad, angry, frustrated, sickened by the events in Parkland, Florida yesterday. I want it to stop, too. That will be for another blogpost. But [...]
To My Safely Ever After readers: Below, a family shares their powerful victim impact statement. Written by "C"., the victim's mother, as she faced what no parent should [...]
Summer camp can be great fun and is often a rite of passage for many kids. Camps help our children experience new activities, make new friends, explore diversity, and [...]
Last Sunday's Dateline episode was a huge eye-opener for many parents. (If you missed it, click the Dateline link here.) Below is a checklist for parents to review with [...]
Remember when all you had to do was "friend" your kid on Facebook and you could keep up with their online socializing. Those days are long gone. Once the [...]
(This one's a little long, but totally worth it!) Sleepovers?!? Personally, I’m not a huge fan of them, mainly because in my experience, no one ever gets much sleep! [...]
TIP OF THE DAY! Set up a little "family code" between you and your child if they need to call you to pick them up early from a sleepover [...]
A scary thing happened last week in Westchester, CA, a lovely residential suburb on the westside of Los Angeles. The kind of place where you don’t expect bad things [...]
“I know I have to talk to my kids about being safe, but I don’t know how to get started. Just tell me what to say!” I hear this [...]
