Did you know … April is Child Abuse Prevention month. But as Susan Reinhardt writes in her recent Citizen-Times piece, every day should be.
“’One afternoon my daughter came home from school talking about a little boy in her class who was covered in thick scars. His mama threw him into a glass table,’ she said. ‘Now he lives with his grandmother.’ This boy, as horrible as his situation, was one of the luckier ones in North Carolina, where more than 100,000 children are reported abused and neglected each year. As a nation, that number jumps to 5 million cases.” [Read the full article here.]
If you’re interested in learning more or want to get involved in helping keep children safe, then check out the following Web sites:
Action for Children North Carolina
http://www.ncchild.org/action/index.php/For-Parents-and-Communities/
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
http://www.preventchildabusenc.org
This organization also publishes a Parenting Guide to help you live in peace with children of any age. You may access this free publication here: http://www.preventchildabusenc.org/april/parent-pages.
And if you ever feel overwhelmed, please get help. Call 1-800-CHILDREN to find help near you, or call your pastor, doctor or a mental health professional.
