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Did you check out our blog yet?
It’s still a new idea for many Junior Leagues, but more are now using their own blogs as an additional communications channel to reach members and their communities. And why…
Even If Your Kid’s Not a Bully, We Bet She Knows One
It often seems the only time most of us worry about bullying is when it happens to one of our kids – or when something goes deeply wrong with someone else’s kid, as happened recently in South Hadley, MA, where 15-year-old Phoebe Prince hanged herself.
According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, surveys indicate that as many as half of all children are bullied at some time during their school years, and at least 10% are bullied on a regular basis. The Junior Leaguestake this problem seriously. In fact, supporting the welfare of our children has been a central focus across our 109-year-history.