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04 Nov 2022 TEN-4 Positive Parenting Events Recap

Posted at 17:35h in Child Abuse Prevention, Events, In The Community, Parenting, Positive Parenting, TEN-4

Leading up to TEN-4 week, a week to bring awareness to the TEN-4 Bruising Rule and emphasize the importance of adults knowing the signs and symptoms of child abuse and how to report it, The Kosair Charities® Face It® Movement partnered with the KY HANDS Program and Bounce Coalition trainer...

27 Oct Kosair Charities awards $1,300,000 to Kentucky Youth Advocates and 18 community organizations for efforts to end child abuse

Posted at 13:11h in In The Community, News

Contact:Chris Williams, Kosair Charitiescwilliams@kosair.org502-693-2492 Mara Powell, Kentucky Youth Advocatesmpowell@kyyouth.org502-895-8167 *122 LOUISVILLE, KY – Kosair Charities awarded $1,300,000 to Kentucky Youth Advocates and 18 additional community organizations, continuing their commitment to fund the Kosair Charities Face It® Movement to end child abuse and neglect. The funding allows community partners to conduct abuse recognition and prevention training sessions, engage parents...

20 Oct October is Bullying Prevention Month

Posted at 14:43h in Child Abuse Prevention, In The Community, Parenting

By Rennay Marshall, Director of Communications at Family & Children’s Place October is anti-bullying month, and it is important to recognize bullying can happen in many different ways to the children we care about. According to StopBullying.gov, “Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real...

17 Oct Parent Perspective: What I Say (And Don’t Say) About Violence Speaks to My Kids

Posted at 13:07h in Child Abuse Prevention, In The Community, Parenting

I want to believe that some good that came out of the pandemic was a collective humbling. Among other lessons learned during the global lockdown (like, don’t let your toilet paper stash low-fuel light come on before you refill), one of them should be that “this would never happen to me”...

11 Oct TEN-4 Week Wrap Up!

Posted at 14:54h in Child Abuse Prevention, Events, TEN-4

We know that kids are kids, and sometimes they get minor cuts, scrapes, and bruises on the bony areas of the body, like their knees, elbows, and foreheads. However, there are some injuries that may indicate that something is wrong. The TEN-4 bruising rule is an easy-to-remember acronym to help...

04 Oct Kosair Charities, State and Local Leaders, and Community Partners in the Face It Movement Recognize October 4th as TEN-4 Awareness Day 2022

Posted at 10:23h in In The Community, News, TEN-4

Hundreds Attend Child Abuse Recognition and Prevention Trainings, Proclamation Signings, and Positive Parenting Events During Week LOUISVILLE, KY – This October 4th, the Kosair Charities® Face It® Movement is once again bringing awareness to the critically important TEN-4 Bruising Rule, the technique to recognize concerning bruising on young children, and emphasizing...

04 Oct Parent Perspective: Protect My Children With Me, Not Against Me

Posted at 08:27h in In The Community, Parenting, TEN-4

I don't know who else out there generally relates to everything Chuckie Finster from Rugrats stood for, but my already-present tendency to worry only got that much worse after becoming a first-time mom. Raise your hand if you were also issued a frequent flyer number from the pediatrician's office front...

26 Sep TEN-4 Awareness Day 2022 + FREE Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Prevention & Recognition Trainings

Posted at 08:51h in TEN-4

This October, the Kosair Charities Face It Movement is once again hosting a series of Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Prevention & Recognition Trainings (October 4th - 7th, 2022) and bringing awareness to the critically important TEN-4 Bruising Rule. Pediatric abusive head trauma (AHT), or shaken baby syndrome, is a severe form...

19 Sep Suicide Prevention Month: #BeThe1To

Posted at 06:58h in In The Community

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month - a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. We use this month to shift public perception, spread hope, and share vital information to people affected by suicide. Our goal is ensuring that individuals, friends, and families have access to...

14 Sep National Literacy Month

Posted at 07:00h in Parenting

Blog by: Valerie Frost , Kentucky Youth Advocates September is National Literacy Month, a time to highlight the importance and benefits of reading on the development of children. A child or youth’s ability to interact positively with others, self-regulate their behavior, and effectively communicate their feelings has a positive impact on their...