RightTime KiDS » Blog http://righttimekids.com Drop-In Childcare Thu, 24 May 2012 14:33:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Talking To Our Kids About Sexual Abuse http://righttimekids.com/talking-to-our-kids-about-sexual-abuse/ http://righttimekids.com/talking-to-our-kids-about-sexual-abuse/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 19:59:59 +0000 admin http://righttimekids.com/?p=300 As parents, the horror of someone robbing our children of their trust and innocence is unthinkable. Unfortunately, not thinking about it, and not talking about it, doesn’t prevent it from happening. There’s a tricky balance between teaching our children to listen to and respect adults, while at the same time teaching them that some adults are bad, and that it is okay to say “no.”

SAFEchild (http://www.safechildnc.org) is a Wake County nonprofit whose mission is healing families through counseling, education, vocational training, and in cases where things have gone terribly wrong, removal from the physical environment. SAFEchild visits classrooms, providing children with the language and tools to identify and act when something gives them a “Funny Tummy Feeling.” Take a look at this video:

Have you talked to your children about the danger of sexual abuse? If yes, at what age, and how did you tackle this difficult subject?

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Everyone wants to streamline their holiday gift hunt, but downloading (and decoding) a bunch of mobile shopping apps can seem like more effort than it’s worth. So I took a few to the mall to test-drive them. Here are three free ones that work with the iPhone/Android that actually made shopping easier:


Fast Mall
Concept: Download mall maps to see where stores are located, find the nearest restroom, track where your car is parked, and more.

Reality: Found Sephora. Found a bathroom. Found my car. Found Happiness.

Verdict: How have I shopped without you?

Key Ring
Concept: Scan loyalty cards (for reward points or discounts) into your phone so you’re no longer digging through your purse or missing out on perks because your card is at home.

Reality: At Petco, I saddled up to the cash register with my haul of cat food. With a quick scan by the salesclerk, my card (which helps earn discounts) immediately registered.

Verdict: Buh-bye clunky stack of plastic!


RedLaser
Concept: Before purchasing, use your phone to scan the bar code to see if a better deal can be found nearby or online.

Reality: At Target, a scan of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever showed I could borrow it for free at a nearby library. (Touché, RedLaser.) Otherwise, Target’s price of $8.99 was hard to beat. Some online prices were slightly better – until shipping was factored in.

Verdict: Squashes pesky inner voice that wonders if the price is right.

Phonetastic: Got any shopping apps that you like to use? Please let us know!

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