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What you can do to help:
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Enter Raffle to win New 2008 Toyota Prius or $20,000 cash!
For the first time ever, Prevent Child Abuse America will raffle off a new 2008 Toyota Prius at its Blue Ribbon Ball on Saturday, October 18! The vehicle, provided by Northbrook Toyota, will be displayed at the Blue Ribbon Ball, being held at the Palmer House Hilton Chicago. The raffle winner will also have the option to receive a cash prize of $20,000 instead of the car. Attendance at the Ball is not required to enter the raffle or to win a prize.
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Inform Yourself!
Order one of our informative publications.
Click! Turn Off The Violence
 Makes a compelling case for minimizing children's exposure to media violence. Advises on how to monitor what kids watch, block objectionable TV programs and Internet sites, influence content at local TV stations and movie theaters, and schedule more time for healthy family activities.
Your Child's Internet Safety Net
 Quickly summarizes what parents can do to ensure their children's safe use of the Internet: establish Internet-safety guidelines, stay involved with their children and be vigilant about children's Internet use.
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Keeping kids safe online isn't about technology; it's about parenting. You don't have to be a tech savvy parent, you just have to be involved in your children's online lifestyle.
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Social-Networking Tips for Parents
In addition to laying down some guidelines for kids, here are some tips for parents.
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Hello Friends of Prevention,
Life is all about choices: from what to eat for dinner, what clothes to wear to the big event, what to listen to while driving to what show to watch on TV. We are constantly influenced as consumers by advertising, marketing and the media. Children are no different. It is important to understand the choices that children make everyday and the ways in which the media is involved in these choices. Good values now will last a lifetime. To prepare for the years ahead, teach him or her to make good decisions now.
In this issue we focus on building a healthy relationship between the media and your child. We have some wonderful tips for parents and children on safe blogging and social-networking from the Directors of Blogsafety.com. We also share some golden rules when talking with teens and preteens (as a father of a 13-year old, I can tell you, they do listen). And lastly we share some exciting news that took place earlier this month in Washington, DC where several leading thinkers got together to talk about ways to invest in our children's future.
Enjoy!
James M. Hmurovich
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WASHINGTON, D.C., September 16, 2008 A selection of America’s leading thinkers, including a Nobel laureate, award winning economists, researchers, and other notable experts came together to provide 22 innovative new proposals for dramatically improving the lives of America’s children.
The publication, entitled Big Ideas for Children: Investing in Our Nation’s Future, is a compilation of creative solutions to once again increase the federal investment in children. The book has been published by First Focus, a bipartisan children’s advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.
Included within Big Ideas are blueprints for major new initiatives to improve the health, well-being, education, and economic status of American children.
The compilation featured reports from key thinkers including our president, James M. Hmurovich, who identified the six basic steps necessary in order to promote a change in the manner we develop, implement and sustain public policies that focus on child and family well-being.
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Talk about violence with your children. It could save their lives.
Children of all ages are exposed to violence-and are afraid of it. But they may not know how to express their fears. Don't wait for violence to hit close to home.
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