Multimedia Available: `When Terrible Things Happen': Age-Appropriate Advice for Parents; One-of-a-Kind Guide Helps Parents Help Their Children in Troubled Time

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your toddler from the terrible images of recent disasters.
i-SAFE America, a non-profit Internet safety
foundation, partners with the Ohio PTA Board of Directors, to spread the
word about the dangers online to parents statewide.

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The goal is to educate students on how to
avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior .

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But have
you done enough? Even infants and toddlers can sense changes in adult
behavior as adults react to the latest crisis. The program equips
parents with the i-Parent Toolkit to help educate others about Internet
safety.org.

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"We are very impressed with i-SAFE's i-Parent program, and we're excited
they are joining us to promote the importance of Internet safety to PTAs
statewide ," said Barbara Sprague, Ohio PTA Executive Director.

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i-Parent Campaign, visit www.

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About i-SAFE America

Founded in 1998 and active in all 50 states , i-SAFE America Inc. i-SAFE
accomplishes this through dynamic K-12 curriculum and community outreach
programs to parents, law enforcement, and community leaders.

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attribution.isafe. "Parents
must learn about the dangers online so they can protect their children by
educating them on the ways to avoid becoming a victim. i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation
whose mission is to educate and empower youth to make their Internet
experiences safe and responsible.

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It offers simple, practical advice in
age-appropriate categories: infant and toddler, preschool, school age
and adolescent/teenager. "Parents play the most critical role in a
child's responsible use of the Internet -- our goal is to make it easy for
them to be a part of this experience.

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The i-Parent Toolkit includes a true-life story video, scripted
PowerPoint presentations, fact sheets, and more. www.S.

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"'When Terrible Things Happen' helps
parents and caregivers respond in a way that is best for each age and
stage.

"We are proud to partner with Ohio's PTA to bring awareness to local
parents about the dangers their children face online," said i-SAFE CEO and
president Teri Schroeder.org or send an email to
outreach@isafe.isafe.

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Lewis Leavitt, professor of pediatrics at the University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine.

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The Ohio PTA Board of Directors will promote the i-SAFE i-Parent program to
PTA members statewide through the Ohio PTA News, leadership training
opportunities and the Summer PTA Unit Packet.

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. The promotion will be the
springboard for launching the i-Parent Internet safety campaign in
individual PTAs.

The i-Parent program is a growing movement of parents, educators and
community leaders who are advocating Internet safety through the use of
i-SAFE's free student curriculum and parent materials.

It includes advice for trick-or-treaters, for those handing out treats, and Halloween fire safety.

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Parents and caregivers have a unique resource to help them help
their children: "When Terrible Things Happen," a booklet released
jointly by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Johnson + Johnson
Pediatric Institute, L.L.

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For the full story and a photo, go to
http://www. i-SAFE America Inc. Congress through the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

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Parents the world over struggle to talk to their children about
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"At different stages of development, children understand the world
and how things happen in different ways," said the booklet's author,
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