Agnes Leshner, Director of Child Welfare Services, Montgomery County, MD
Recommendation:
It is best to seek out school programs offered for parents, and/or investigate community and family service agency offerings for parenting issues.
Important suggestion:
Agree on a code word for your child to use when calling you in need of help.
Sanford Cohen, O.D., Developmental Optometrist
Organizations:
College of Optometrists in Vision Development
Optometric Extension Program Foundation
Developmental Delay Resources
Making Good Decisions About Screen Time
Books:
How to Develop Your Child’s Intelligence – G.N. Getman
Elissa Malter Schwartz, Executive Director, Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA)
Hotlines:
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline
1-866-331-9474
Break the Cycle Teen Helpline
1-888-988-9474
Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-834-4564
Teen Crisis Hotline
1-917-514-TEEN
Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA)
301-315-8041
1-877-88JCADA
Websites
www.awarenow.org – A good idea for parents to pull down the Dating Bill of Rights and print it out for their children.
Important suggestions: Agree on a code word for your child to use when calling you in need of help.
