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Our Guide to Modeling Healthy Boundaries this Holiday Season
One of the most important gifts we can give our children during the holiday season is the ability to understand and respect healthy boundaries. Boundaries are essential for creating healthy relationships and ensuring everyone feels respected and...
Darkness to Light Awards Scholarships to Organizations Advancing Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Efforts
Eight Organizations Receive $6,000 in Scholarships to Strengthen Child Protection Initiatives. We’re proud to honor our commitment to empowering adults to prevent, recognize, and respond to child sexual abuse by announcing the recipients of our...
Becoming an Advocate: Steps You Can Take to End Child Sexual Abuse
Becoming an advocate is a powerful commitment to protect children and create safer communities. It’s a role that calls for courage, empathy, and determination—and the impact can be truly life-changing. Child sexual abuse is far more common than most...
Safety in Seconds: Healthy Sexual Development
As children grow, they naturally become curious about their bodies and begin to explore what feels good and safe. This curiosity is a normal part of healthy development, and understanding it can empower adults to foster open, supportive conversations...
It’s the Spookiest Time of the Year!
Halloween safety can be tricky (see what we did there?). You have to hold allowing children to build independence and resilience in tension with maintaining a protective environment for your child. Kids need to learn to be savvy and street smart, but...
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Teen honored for his work with Stewards of Children
New Jersey – Kyle Bennison, a student at Hopewell Valley Central High School, is not your average 17-year-old. In recognition for his volunteer work with D2L’s Stewards of Children training, Bennison has been honored with a Certificate of Excellence from the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, … Read More
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Get involved!
April’s arrival brings with it the potential for many wonderful memories with the children you love. Winter melts away to the blossom of spring, the Easter bunny brings eggs and candy for kids to find and enjoy, and park days and outdoor adventures become regular weekend activities. April also marks National Child Abuse Prevention Month and … Read More
Youth serving organizations have an obligation to protect kids
Statistically, most child sexual abuse occurs in a residence – generally the victim or perpetrator’s. With that in mind, you might be wondering why we at D2L spend so much time working with organizations to help institute policies and train staff to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse. There are several very good reasons … Read More
Who can we count on to protect our children?
According to the Boston Herald. A troubled teen told DCF workers he played a game in which six toddlers at a Worcester-area home day care touched him inappropriately, but child welfare officials didn’t share that information with all the families, according to the grandmother of two of the boys.The teen — who had been sexually … Read More
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