The debate over free-range parenting began a few decades ago, with the rise of news reports about increases in a kidnapping. Suddenly, kids who for generations had roamed the neighborhood on their own, playing with their friends after dark, and walking alone to school, were under 24-hour lockdown.
Sometimes it seems as though we’re trying to hold back a tidal wave in trying to curb illegal drug use. Between 1999 and 2019, 840,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) noted in a report released late last month. Another 20 to 30 times that many non-fatal overdoses are believed to occur over the same period.
Topics: overdose, drugs, drug trend
We’ve written about the potential dangers kids may encounter on social media, but recently we saw a case where social media helped rescue a 16-year-old girl from her kidnapper.
Topics: social media, tiktok, safety
The first Thanksgiving was all about gratitude. So is the reason we celebrate it today. So one of the topics in this month’s Family Table Time activity kits focuses on the subject of gratitude.
Topics: parenting, positive parenting, thanksgiving, healthy kids
See the red ribbon in our logo? That represents the foundation of our organization and our dedication to the principles it represents.
Topics: President's Message, red ribbon week, red ribbon photo contest, red ribbon theme
Our ancestors lived outdoors. They exercised hard every day, whether from tending the land or chasing prey animals. They woke with the sun and went to sleep not long after sundown.
Topics: ecotherapy
If you’ve been following the news in the last few weeks, you’ve heard about the investigations into Facebook and Instagram, including their detrimental impact on pre-teens and teens.
Topics: Family Table Time
Here’s another reason it’s so important that parents know what their kids are doing online.
Marijuana is now legal for recreational use by adults in 10 states and the District of Columbia, and for medical use in 34 others. Its growing acceptance may lull both parents and teens into thinking it’s a relatively harmless substance.
Topics: marijuana
HOW AND WHY TO BRING BACK AND ENGAGE THE VOLUNTEER, THE PARENT, AND THE COMMUNITY
Topics: red ribbon
