With 20 years of communications experience, Bryan Specht serves as the president of the PR firm Olson Engage. In addition to his career in consulting, Bryan Specht is a longtime children’s advocate who serves on the board of directors of Prevent Child Abuse America. Prevent Child Abuse America is preparing to host its 2016 National Conference for America’s Children, which will take place October 17-20 at the Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel in Cincinnati. The organization has held the annual event since 1973, and it provides a forum for family-support professionals and youth advocates to come together and share strategies for abuse prevention. Experts from a variety of fields will be on hand for the four-day event to deliver presentations and workshops focused on the latest programs and research related to children and family services. Although a wide audience of professionals will attend the conference, it is not necessarily an event for professionals only. Anyone interested in preventing child abuse and neglect is invited to attend and will find Conference activities engaging and informative. To register online or to learn more about the 2016 National Conference for America’s Children, visit www.preventchildabuse.org.
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3/17/2015 0 Comments Three Ways to Prevent Child AbuseAn experienced communications executive and consultant, Bryan Specht currently serves on the Marketing Communications Committee of Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA). Through the leadership of Bryan Specht and fellow committee members, PCAA works hard to eliminate child abuse and support the healthy development of children across the United States. Here are three ways to help prevent child abuse in your everyday life:
Be a friend to parents: Parenting is often a stressful endeavor. To alleviate some of that stress, ask parents about their children and encourage them to open up to you about their problems. Team up with neighbors: When it comes to supporting children and parents, a team effort is often effective. Consider starting a conversation with your neighbors about looking out for each other’s children. Volunteer: Another effective way of preventing child abuse is to spend time with local child care centers, parent support groups, and Healthy Families America locations. Bryan Specht, president of Olson PR, spends much of his free time promoting the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Having grown up in an abusive environment, Bryan Specht founded both the Promised Land Society and the Awful Grace Project to spread information about healthy child development.
Helping children develop in a healthy way involves nurturing their emotional development. This not only promotes the resolution of conflict without physical aggression, but also creates a sturdy base for social development and school success. Promoting healthy emotional development involves acknowledging a child's individual perspective, and empathizing with the child in times of distress. Although understanding children's upset feelings can be difficult, showing empathy lets them know there is someone on their side, allowing them to let bad feelings go and move on. Caretakers modeling good behavior management themselves also promotes emotional development in children, because they often imitate what they see adults do. Showing unconditional love and attention to children daily develops their ability for emotional intimacy, and not scolding children for strong emotions lets them know that expressing feelings is okay. Children also develop strong emotional health when they are taught how to deal with conflict in an appropriate way; providing guidance for handling conflict as well as initiating sharing games teaches healthy conflict resolution. Finally, it is important to remember that young children are less compliant, and therefore less teachable, when they are tired. |
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