http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09218/988793-54.stm
Giving freely, teens do projects to support local charities.....
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/fashion/17social.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=nanny%20mean%20subway&st=cse
"Stop that Nanny" illustrates our OneKindWord principles.....
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09105/962790-51.stm
Campaign addresses parent child conflicts in public
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http://www.newsweek.com/id/194576 A Teachable Moment...Anna Quindlen, Newsweek, April 27, 2009 Being a parent is easy and intuitive, correct? Well, no--it's just customary to pretend that that's the case
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http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/10/resources_are_available_for_pu.html Resources that are available for the public and parents to prevent child abuse
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++Letter to the Editor, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Wednesday, September 16, 2009+Be the difference
Recently, as reported on MSN's Web site, a 61-year-old man repeatedly slapped a crying toddler in a Walmart near Atlanta because the 2-year-old's crying was bothering him. Now the man, a stranger to the child, is facing charges of cruelty to children. Parenting isn't easy; sometimes children can be a real challenge. It can be particularly difficult when parents and children are in a public place, the child is crying and others are staring. A baby screaming, a toddler misbehaving, a parent stressing out over something else altogether ... all of these things can affect how a parent responds to his or her child and how we, the general public, respond to them. We've all had bad days. That is why it is so important that we -- as bystanders and observers -- step in helpfully when we see a parent or child struggling. Not in judgment, anger or criticism (and not by slapping the child as the man near Atlanta did) ... but, rather, with a kind word, a helping hand, a sympathetic smile or a simple distraction. This may be all that it takes to make a parent's day or keep a child safe and happy. Family Resources is launching a campaign called Be the Difference, to encourage all of us to get involved to support parents and children. To learn more about stepping in when parents and children are having a difficult time, visit www.onekindword.org. WALTER HOWARD SMITH JR.
Executive Director
Family Resources
East Liberty
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WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE IF YOU HAD WITNESSED THIS BABY OUTSIDE ALONE?
Stroller Carrying Baby Rolls Into Oncoming Traffic; Mom Charged
Posted: 11:38 pm EDT October 14, 2009Updated: 8:10 am EDT October 15, 2009
Investigators said the incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday along Chestnut Street.
A police officer in the area heard a vehicle screeching, and sliding. He said he looked out into the road and saw a blue vehicle stopped in the southbound lane and then observed a baby stroller rolling from the southbound lane into the northbound lane.
A tan van was traveling northbound and the driver slammed on the brakes, police said. Part of the vehicle's front bumper tapped the stroller.
The police officer ran down the street and found an infant girl inside the stroller. As he was moving the stroller out of the highway, the child's mother walked out of a nearby store and approached the officer.
"That's my baby. What are you doing with my baby?" Lynnette Brown asked the officer.
According to police, the officer explained what happened, and Brown replied, "Well I needed to go to the store."
Brown faces a number of charges, including endangering the welfare of a child.
The child was not injured.