Whether you’re getting snow, rain, or just plain ole cold weather where you are, entertaining your kids during the winter months can be a challenge.  While it’s important to make sure our kids are getting plenty of outdoor, physical activity time built into their day, it’s not always feasible with our...
By Ginny Sprang, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Executive Director, University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children On January 7, 2020, Governor Andy Beshear proclaimed January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Kentucky. In 2011, President Barack Obama found a way to focus our efforts toward eliminating modern day slavery by...
[caption id="attachment_5073" align="alignleft" width="386"] Image provided by Kentucky Youth Advocates[/caption] By Carli Mosby, originally posted by Kentucky Youth Advocates Parenting is tough. Caring for a child is one of the most important jobs an adult can have, and this includes keeping children safe from harm. While parents and caregivers do their best...
By Carli Mosby - Updated 2024 New Year’s is a great time to celebrate the past year and plan for new beginnings. Resolution setting is a common practice for adults that can help them set goals for the new year. It’s important to remember that our kids can benefit from resolution...
It’s almost Halloween! As kids take to the streets dressed as their favorite superheroes, princesses, and scary creatures it is our duty, as adults, to ensure a fun and safe holiday. Check out our 13 tips to keep kids safe this Halloween! Avoid letting your kids trick-or-treat alone. Kids 12...
As parents, we always want our babies to be as cozy as possible, snuggled with blankets and to have a pillow or stuffed animal around them for naps and bedtime. The reality is, this puts the baby in extreme danger, especially if they are under one-year-old. October is Safe Sleep...
Originally posted by the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition Delta Dental of Kentucky is partnering with the Kosair Charities’ Face It Movement to equip dental professionals with the information they need to recognize and report child abuse and neglect. It is estimated that more than 50% of injuries due to child abuse are on the head...
This was originally posted as an op-ed by the Courier Journal and Kentucky Today. By Dr. MELISSA CURRIE AND DR. CHRISTINA HOWARD It’s finally fall in the commonwealth, which means cooler temperatures, leaves changing, and college football season. As child abuse pediatricians at University of Kentucky and University of Louisville, we are...
Just by being you, you are fulfilling your purpose in this world, and making it a better place. September is Suicide Awareness Month which brings light to darnkess, and gives a voice to this silent struggle. As long as it has taken you to read this, 800,000 people have died from suicide. Talking...
This was originally posted as an op-ed by the Courier Journal on August 19, 2019. By Keith Inman and Terry Brooks Kentucky’s kids owe a debt of gratitude to the Courier Journal’s editor, Rick Green, for making a considerable commitment of resources to focus on abuse and neglect in Kentucky. That gratitude extends...