Archive for October, 2009

Child Abuse Experts Available To Discuss Precious

The much-anticipated movie Precious opens on November 6. The film, whose executive producers include Oprah Winfrey, tells the bleak story of an obese, illiterate 16-year-old Harlem girl who is pregnant with her second child (the result both times of sexual assaults by her father) and who suffers daily verbal and physical abuse at the hands of her mother.

Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Bring snacks while trick or treating

Bring extra treats with you when you go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. This way, you will have already examined it and you can be sure it's safe. If you do allow your child to eat some of the treats he gets while out, he should not eat anything until you have had a chance to examine it for him.

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Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Bring snacks while trick or treating

Bring extra treats with you when you go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. This way, you will have already examined it and you can be sure it's safe. If you do allow your child to eat some of the treats he gets while out, he should not eat anything until you have had a chance to examine it for him.

For more last-minute Halloween advice, see our related posts:

  • How to choose a safe Halloween costume
  • Halloween cautions and recalls (Safety)
  • Halloween child-safety tips, indoors and out
  • Halloween safety tips for pedestrians and drivers

 

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Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Bring snacks while trick or treating

Bring extra treats with you when you go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. This way, you will have already examined it and you can be sure it's safe. If you do allow your child to eat some of the treats he gets while out, he should not eat anything until you have had a chance to examine it for him.

For more last-minute Halloween advice, see our related posts:

  • How to choose a safe Halloween costume
  • Halloween cautions and recalls (Safety)
  • Halloween child-safety tips, indoors and out
  • Halloween safety tips for pedestrians and drivers

 

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Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Bring snacks while trick or treating

Bring extra treats with you when you go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. This way, you will have already examined it and you can be sure it's safe. If you do allow your child to eat some of the treats he gets while out, he should not eat anything until you have had a chance to examine it for him.

For more last-minute Halloween advice, see our related posts:

  • How to choose a safe Halloween costume
  • Halloween cautions and recalls (Safety)
  • Halloween child-safety tips, indoors and out
  • Halloween safety tips for pedestrians and drivers

 

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Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Bring snacks while trick or treating

Bring extra treats with you when you go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. This way, you will have already examined it and you can be sure it's safe. If you do allow your child to eat some of the treats he gets while out, he should not eat anything until you have had a chance to examine it for him.

For more last-minute Halloween advice, see our related posts:

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Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Bring snacks while trick or treating

Bring extra treats with you when you go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. This way, you will have already examined it and you can be sure it's safe. If you do allow your child to eat some of the treats he gets while out, he should not eat anything until you have had a chance to examine it for him.

For more last-minute Halloween advice, see our related posts:

  • How to choose a safe Halloween costume
  • Halloween cautions and recalls (Safety)
  • Halloween child-safety tips, indoors and out
  • Halloween safety tips for pedestrians and drivers

 

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Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Bring snacks while trick or treating

Bring extra treats with you when you go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. This way, you will have already examined it and you can be sure it's safe. If you do allow your child to eat some of the treats he gets while out, he should not eat anything until you have had a chance to examine it for him.

For more last-minute Halloween advice, see our related posts:

  • How to choose a safe Halloween costume
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Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Bring snacks while trick or treating

Bring extra treats with you when you go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. This way, you will have already examined it and you can be sure it's safe. If you do allow your child to eat some of the treats he gets while out, he should not eat anything until you have had a chance to examine it for him.

For more last-minute Halloween advice, see our related posts:

  • How to choose a safe Halloween costume
  • Halloween cautions and recalls (Safety)
  • Halloween child-safety tips, indoors and out
  • Halloween safety tips for pedestrians and drivers

 

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Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Tip of the day: Bring your own Halloween treats

Bring snacks while trick or treating

Bring extra treats with you when you go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. This way, you will have already examined it and you can be sure it's safe. If you do allow your child to eat some of the treats he gets while out, he should not eat anything until you have had a chance to examine it for him.

For more last-minute Halloween advice, see our related posts:

  • How to choose a safe Halloween costume
  • Halloween cautions and recalls (Safety)
  • Halloween child-safety tips, indoors and out
  • Halloween safety tips for pedestrians and drivers

 

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