GTAR Backpacks for Kids-Not all Heroes Wear Capes
Laughter, smiles and big hugs filled the room on August 2 at the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors (GTAR) Backpack for Kids party where children picked up their backpacks and…
Partnership offers chance to learn and grow for Women in Recovery participants
The balloons are a kaleidoscope of colors: red, orange, pink and yellow. They float through the air as the energetic children work to keep them off the ground, working together…
Talking to Kids About Sexual Abuse
High-profile cases of sexual abuse of children at respected places—the Horace Mann School, Joe Paterno’s locker room at Penn State, the offices of revered pediatrician Melvin Levine, the cloisters of…
Teaching Kids About Boundaries
For most parents setting boundaries for young kids’ behavior is second nature: No hitting. Don’t interrupt. We don’t grab toys out of other kids’ hands. But as they get older,…
How Trauma Changes Genes
We know that children who experience abuse or neglect are “off the charts at risk,” as Dr. Joan Kaufman puts it, for psychiatric disorders like depression, anxiety and substance abuse.…