April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, but this is a year-round problem that needs year-round solutions. And we all can play a part. Jim Hmurovich is President of Prevent Child Abuse America and, in previous work in corrections and child welfare, he witnessed firsthand the devastating consequences of abuse. This difficult topic also has been…
Turning your teen loose with the family car is an anxious moment for most of us parents – and for good reason, given that car accidents are the number one cause of death for people 15 – 19 years of age. But the good news is we have much greater impact on our children’s driving…
Parents often ask how old a child should be to stay home alone safely, even for a very short time. But it’s not only a child’s chronological age that matters. As Marti, Erin and guest Jenny Hanlon discuss in this week’s Mom Enough show, we need to consider a child’s specific skills, emotional maturity and…
It’s one of those “oh no!” moments many of us have had: we’re combing our son’s or daughter’s hair and notice some unwelcome visitors on our child’s scalp! Will we have to keep our child home from school or childcare? How in the world can we miss work? And will other parents think we’re dirty…
When it comes to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school, it can be difficult for parents to know how to talk to their children about the events. Now that children across the country are heading back to school, it’s even more pressing they understand, at their own levels, what happened, and reassure them…
