Recently, we at Safety Mom Enterprises conducted a survey asking parents what safety concerns they had about their school. Some of the findings were quite interesting: 70% of parents reported their kids had been bullied. Interestingly, only 18% said the bullying was physical in nature. That means the majority was cyberbullying and verbal bullying (typical of …
I’ve been following with dismay the case of Tanya McDowell, a homelss single mother from nearby Bridgeport, CT who has been charged with first degree larceny and is facing up to 20 years in prison and a $15,000 fine. What has she done that’s so horrific you might ask? Surely it must be something terrible …
By The Safety Mom This past weekend my step-daughter got sidelined from her soccer play-offs due to a concussion. I have to say I wasn’t upset. I mean, I was upset about the concussion but not about her getting side-lined. She is one of the star players and this was an important game and I …
Today is National Missing Children’s Day. It was first proclaimed by Ronald Reagan in 1983. It’s so sad that we even had to have such a day created but the reality is that, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, about 2,200 children go missing each day in the United States, or …
I, like so many others are frustrated with what it’s taking to put our economy back in balance. I do think that as a nation there are several things we can do to make sure things don’t get too out of hand. One of those things is to please show support of teachers on May …
Week 1 is finally over for Spencer at his new school. I really felt for the kid – it’s so hard to start a new school let alone two in a matter of a few weeks. I’m not sure who was more nervous, me or him. But I felt so good about this school even …
The followig has been reposted with permission from Louise Sattler. I have heard rumblings for a few months now about multiple states that were getting ready to do the unthinkable- cut the numbers of teachers within their school districts. I kept thinking that could not be at all possible until I had a recent visit …
