According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 1 million students across America take a weapon to school each month, and over 1.3 million students are injured or threatened with a weapon each year. National Safe Schools Week provides an opportunity to empower students to keep their schools safe by encouraging them to speak up [...]
Seems obvious that kids of all ages need time to play. But how and when kids play seems to be at risk these days because of how it is defined and interpreted, growing use of media and the increasing pressures at home or in school to allot for kids time every moment of the day. I am an advocate for real unstructured “play” time at home and at school.
Thanks Jill Davidson for continuing our conversation of raising kids in a digital world and reminding us that as parents, mentors and educators we should be mindful of how we use technology and how we share it with our children. We live in an exciting world where technology entertains, educates, and connects us but with any tool, there are rules to follow and safety concerns along with it’s creative potential. – Anisa
Her education column in October’s East Side Monthly focuses not on school but on learning as it happens throughout our lives—in this case, learning as a family about ways to live safely and confidently in the digital world.
Read This Digital Life: October 2011′s East Side Monthly Column
It was one of those days when abandoning the house seemed easier than cleaning.
We could just walk away with our shirts on our backs and start new. We could find an empty house without a carpet of Legos or a laundry pile that’s taller than me. I always thought the mess would get smaller as my kids got bigger. It’s not happening.
This evening at 8:00 p.m. the “48 Hours” news program on CBS will highlight the outstanding anti-bullying program that has been developed by fellow Rhode Islander and local Mom, Elizabeth Branca Vachon, at the Birchwood Middle School in North Providence. Elizabeth is a leading expert on anti-bullying programs and is working with school systems nationwide to implement strong and meaningful anti-bulling campaigns. All parents understand and appreciate the implications of bullying.
