Committee for Children Blog

Working Together to Prevent Child Abuse

We continue to hear stories about child abuse and child sexual abuse in the media. Sometimes these stories make the headlines, and more often they do not. We know that far too many children and families are affected. In 2009, there were 3 million reports of child abuse and neglect involving 6 million children. Of these, approximately 8 percent were reports of sexual abuse. We also know that more than 90 percent of these children knew the perpetrator of…

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Let Me Count the Ways: Confessions of a Technophile

My name is Andrea and I am a technophile. I love technology and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Don’t get me wrong, Short Circuit isn’t exactly my idea of a romantic movie—though I did have a little crush on Johnny-Five when IRead More


Put an End to Name-Calling in 2012

 

The Mayan calendar ends in 2012, and some interpret this as heralding the end of the world. Let’s hope not! But there is one thing we can and should put an end to in 2012: name-calling. And you can help make that happen by participating in this year’s No Name-Calling…Read More


Book Review: Ink About It

Art with Heart publication by Steffanie Lorig; Annie McCall, MA, LMHC; and Kate Gardener, CCLS

Reading level: Grade 6 and older

Everyone needs a safe place to process stress and change in their lives. Tweens and teens in particular can flounder as they move from childhood into adulthood. Add a family crisis or health…Read More


Book Review: Molly’s Pilgrim

By Barbara Cohen
Illustrated by Michael J. Deraney

Teasing others for their differences is not a 21st century phenomenon. Children have always found reasons to make fun of others. Fortunately, there have also always been compassionate people alongside the tormenters. The turn-of-the-20th-century protagonist of Read More