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Lessons from Sandusky – Lesson #5 – Education is Key

The past 4 blogs on lessons learned provided advice and tips for parents and youth serving organizations.  We want everyone to know that there are positive, proactive steps that all adults can take starting now to better protect children.  But we also get that responding to child sexual abuse is risky and scary.  Let’s use …

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Stick with the Program People! – Lessons from Sandusky – Lesson #4

The verdict is in but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stop the conversations about what we can learn from this case.  Today, let’s look at another valuable lesson to be learned. Abusers seek privacy in order to abuse children, and privacy is easier off-site, away from the facility, school, field, etc., outside regular program …

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NY Times Parenting Blog, Motherlode, mentions D2L

KJ Dell’Antonia is a lead blogger for the NY Times parenting blog called Motherlode, Adventures in Parenting.  KJ’s blog post today, The Sandusky Verdict: Who Would Believe a Kid focuses on what parents can do to help prevent child sexual abuse. Jolie Logan of D2L says, “organizations must have policies requiring that anyone who sees something …

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The Verdict is In – Guilty on 45 Counts!

First, we would like to say that we are happy that justice has been served. We applaud the courage of the survivors who came forward to see that Jerry Sandusky pays for the crimes he committed. By sharing their painful story with the world, these men ensured that other children would be saved from this …

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Talking to Kids About the Sandusky Trial

The news coverage of the child sexual abuse case involving Jerry Sandusky and Penn State is a great door-opener for parents and caregivers to talk with kids about sexual abuse. If your child or teen has seen some of the news coverage, it can be an opportunity to gently ask your child how much they …

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