Social Safety

What Shall We Do Today?: 16th May: The Purple Bandana Adventure Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya on an extraordinary day of discovery, kindness, and friendship! In this heartwarming addition to the beloved "What Shall We Do Today?" series, three curious children embark on a special adventure celebrating five important themes: community service, environmental awareness, peace, safety, and togetherness. When knowledge-loving Maya arrives with purple bandanas and news of several special celebrations happening on the same day, the friends transform an ordinary day into an extraordinary journey of ...

From the assassination of President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, to the mass killing at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, the 20th century saw many murderous events that are difficult to contemplate but have become a part of the national history. This reference book is divided into three parts. Part One, arranged chronologically, details 53 of the most famous murder cases of the 20th century in the United States.

If a strange person asks to be your online friend, do you know what to do? Don’t worry if you don’t. This book is here to help! Learn tech-savvy ways to keep your social networking sites safe without taking away all the fun!

Get ready to embark on a unique journey from the simplicity of homesteading to the fast-paced rhythm of city living with "City Sprouts". This captivating eBook provides an in-depth guide on how to successfully make this major transition. Chapter by chapter, "City Sprouts" offers essential tools and strategies making your once unfamiliar urban surroundings into a comfortable, thriving space for the whole family. Starting with mental preparation (Chapter 1), the book meticulously helps in understanding the stark differences and expectations of urban life, setting the tone for a smooth ...

Community leaders and activists Gómez and Arroyo worked with children, teenagers, and parents - both the victims and the bullies - to put together this searing anthology of original essays, poetry, plays, and commentary on how bullying has affected their lives.

School of Errors: Rethinking School Safety in America establishes another voice in the discussion of how to promote safe schools. It challenges the unchecked expansion of school fortification and questions the realized benefit of interagency collaboration during a sentinel event. This book offers an alternative to traumatizing simulations by providing clear options for improving school safety through leakage detection and sensemaking. School of Errors restores the scientific method to school safety and clears a path through the media rhetoric fogging this vital topic.

What most frightens the average American? Terrorism. North Korea. Iran. But what if none of these are probable or consequential threats to America? What if the world today is safer, freer, wealthier, healthier, and better-educated than ever before? What if the real dangers to Americans are noncommunicable diseases, gun violence, drug overdoses, and even hospital infections? In this compelling look at what they call the "Threat-Industrial Complex", Michael A. Cohen and Micah Zenko explain why politicians, policy analysts, academics, and journalists are misleading Americans....

This is not a picture book or how to manual for breaking away from grabs and chokes. That’s important material, but the Guerrilla knows that avoiding the enemy is the best tactic for survival. When it’s time to defend yourself, knowing what you’re capable and willing to do is key for taking advantage of the enemy’s weaknesses. A Guerrilla Guide To Self-Defense will provide you essential information you need to prepare, prevent, survive, and sort through the aftermath when violence finds you. “A great modern handbook on staying safe in the modern world. “A Guerrilla Guide To Self...

How do we stay safe? Should we? What if our attempts are exposing us even more to the very risks we are avoiding? Would acceptance of danger make us more secure? Is there such a thing as foolproof? In Foolproof, Greg Ip presents a macro theory of human nature and disaster that explains how we can keep ourselves safe in our increasingly dangerous world.

People say that "you can never be too prepared" for a disaster - and while that is true, there is such a thing as over-preparation. If preparing for a possible disaster in the future significantly impairs your family's quality of life today, you might need to reassess your priorities. Living in a constant state of terror and paranoia is not something I am particularly fond of. I'm not one of those people who has built such an incredible fortress for myself that I'm almost giddy about the idea of getting a chance to use it.

The American Dream: How to Get Out Before Trump Gets In challenges the myth of the American Dream and offers a bold vision and international destinations as alternatives for those seeking increased safety and security.

Keeping kids safe online isn't child's play. It's like trying to catch a greased pig while juggling flaming torches. The internet's vast, exciting, and full of hidden dangers. But don't worry, you've got this! In "The Ultimate Parental Guide to Online Safety: Monitor, Protect, and Foster Healthy Digital Habits," you'll get the lowdown on teaching your kids online smarts, without being the mean parent. From setting boundaries for toddlers to navigating teen social media drama, we've got you covered. Imagine creating a digital playground without losing those family connections. It's not about...

On the internet, on playgrounds, and in schools across the country, thousands of elementary and middle school kids are picked on, teased, and harassed by bullies. It's something that can jeopardize a child's development -- unless they have the tools to help stop bullying in its tracks.

Having a pet dragon like Diggory Doo is so much fun! You can teach him to sit, roll over, and play.... You can teach him to make friends, control his anger, overcome his anxiety, show respect, and more.... Diggory Doo is like any other kid who loves the digital world.... From schoolwork to games, from videos to social media, the online world is his playground.

If a classmate sends threatening emails to you, do you know what to do? Don’t worry if you don’t. This book is here to help! Learn tech-savvy ways to keep bullies out of your technology - without taking away all the fun!

Unlock Your Child's Potential: Grasp the Mastering Practical Life Skills for Kids... even if you've tried everything else! Parents, are you feeling overwhelmed about how best to prepare your child for the challenges life has to offer? Do you worry that your child won't develop the skills they need to sail smoothly through life? Do you feel that your child's academic curriculum doesn't fully equip them with the practical life skills they need? As a parent, it's natural to want the best for your child, including the ability to handle whatever life might throw their way.

Time and again we see police respond to minor calls with escalation, wrongful arrests, even murder. Reform programs are often poorly implemented and their impacts short-lived. Calls to “defund” the police have rung out across the nation, yet the actual meaning of the phrase remains unclear. In Defund, longtime activist and the founder of Black Lives Matter Canada, Sandy Hudson, elucidates what defunding the police actually means and why it matters, by exploring today’s criminal landscape and the patterns and structures that result in safer, well-resourced communities.

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A Communal Cure: How to Heal Our Educational System’s Sickness, Volume 1 is a nonfiction book of 11 chapters, organized in two parts. In the first part, the author makes a diagnosis of the problems that undermine the educational system worldwide. These problems include the shortage of teachers, the teaching method, violence in schools, how students with disabilities and gifted and talented students are taught, poverty, the growing mental issues among students, teachers, and parents, and the impact on education of the COVID-19 pandemic, to name a few.

An Iraqi woman who survived capture by ISIS. A Sudanese teen growing up in civil war and famine. An Afghan interpreter for the U.S. Army living under threat of a fatwa. They are among the five refugees who share their stories in award-winning author and photographer Susan Kuklin's latest masterfully crafted narrative. The five, originally from Afghanistan, Myanmar, South Sudan, Iraq, and Burundi, give gripping first-person testimonies about what it is like to flee war, face violent threats, grow up in a refugee camp, be sold into slavery, and resettle in America.