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With recent publicity on sexual abuse allegations, now is the time to talk about things thatparents can do to reduce the risk of their children being assaulted. People are beginning to understand and talk about how sex offenders can be a friend or a family member. The Penn State and Syracuse scandals have broken our denial about how famous, powerful, and revered people cannot possibly be offenders. Now that we are more aware of the problem as a society, we need to take steps to protect children from further abuse. With this in mind, here are ten practical ways to protect your children from predators. 1) Encourage Your Kids To Talk To You About Their Day. Children cannot be expected to understand when it is okay to say “no” to or run away from an adult. This would be too confusing. Instead, build trust by regularly talking to them about their day. Make them feel comfortable raising any topic. Then, if your kids report any unacceptable behavior by others to you, it is y...

                                Happy Mother Day Experts agree that most children who stutter benefit from taking time to speak at a rate that promotes fluency. These guidelines represent a number of ways that adults around that child can help promote the child’s fluency. 1.   Reduce the pace.   Speak with your child in an unhurried way, pausing frequently. Wait a few seconds after your child finishes before you begin to speak. Your own easy relaxed speech will be far more effective than any advice such as “slow down” or “try it again slowly. For some children, it is also helpful to introduce a more relaxed pace of life for awhile. 2.  Full listening.   Try to increase those times that you give your child your undivided attention and are really listening. This does not mean dropping everything ...