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Learn About Firesetting Behavior With These Helpful Articles.
Visit the "Memorial Page," a special place in our site to remember those lives lost to child-set fires. Leave a message for others or just use this site to motivate your efforts to prevent fires or cope with your own situation. You can also submit a name (and photo) of someone you would like remembered here.
Frequently
Asked Questions About Child Firesetting
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e-mail, to this site. Please feel free to submit your own or check on
those asked before. The answer you need just might be waiting here.
There
Are No Medals For Common Sense
By Vina Drennan
John Drennan, husband of Vina and a New York City Fire Department Captain, died in a fire. Seeing the preventability of this tragedy, Mrs. Drennan has become an outspoken advocate for fire prevention programs, which must begin within the fire service. Read this amazing article and share the perspective of Vina Drennan and the challenge she makes to the fire service.
Youth Firesetting: Collaboration Between Teachers And
Fire Service Personnel For Early Identification And Intervention
by Jamie Haydock
How can collaboration between teachers and the fire service increase the safety of children where they live and learn? Read this thought provoking article for some ideas.
Fire
Safety Education Made Simple
by Don Porth
Fire safety education need not be difficult. In fact, most parents are fully capable of providing very good information. But first they must understand a few key points themselves. Read this article to find the perspective of a father/firefighter.
Children With Fire: A Community Problem - A Community
Solution
by Don Porth
The solution to child firesetting may require the efforts of the professional community, those efforts sometimes need to be jumpstarted by the people closest to the problem. Can you help your community become a safer place?
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Check Out These Helpful Sites On The Web!
Monarch Center for Family Healing
The
The eProgramSearch directory was
developed as an independent resource to help make the search for information to
help troubled teens simpler and smarter. Programs in the eProgramsearch
directory are organized for parents to quickly gather important information
about the many different schools available. We recognize that there are a
myriad of programs and treatment options available. Our goal is to help you
find and sort through that information as quickly as possible.
Teen
Solutions is a company dedicated
to helping families locate an appropriate boarding
school for their troubled and struggling teen. They work
with a large number of at-risk youth facilities, including
Boot Camps, Boarding Schools,
Emergency Help: Boarding
Schools For Troubled Teens
Troubled teens struggling with learning
disorders, authority conflict, school problems, substance abuse, etc., can have
immediate care in a qualified treatment program or boarding school. Relieve
yourself of the stress. Get help now.
The William Gladden Foundation
Our motto “Changing Behavior Through Understanding” reflects the mission of William Gladden Foundation. We believe that knowledge is power - the power to improve behaviors and enhance outcomes. We further believe that when young people, parents, professionals and concerned citizens have the knowledge to combat the many adverse circumstances that threaten the American family and children, the potential to make wise decisions increases, thereby strengthening the entire community.
Troubled Teen 101 is presented for parents in need of teen help. We offer information on teen issues, problems, and behavior disorders. We give recommendations on programs for troubled teens, boarding schools, and other teen boot camp alternatives for teen help. We also provide details on various types of programs for teens including military schools, boot camps, and wilderness programs. Our troubled teen help reps will not recommend these short term options. We believe in promoting home based solutions and then long term options.
The Family Compass brings together a vast collection of resources that will help families find their bearings. Including informational articles and books, hotlines and helplines, advice, a directory of related web sites, how-to's, recommendations, support, and much more.
At the Mountain Homes Youth Ranch,
children can find themselves again through reestablishing important basic
principles of behavior in their lives. They will learn to view themselves,
their surroundings, and others in a new and different perspective; one in which
they will see themselves as valued and meaningful contributors.
The vision is Fire
Prevention through education, temporary financial assistance to children
involved in a home fire and their immediate family members after all other
resources have been exhausted. Providing temporary assistance through
community resources to aid in rebuilding with life after fire
when prevention fails. Our vision is to save the lives of children by
teaching fire survival skills for home fire safety to the high risk
populations of
The Mission of National Youth Network is to educate parents of troubled teens on child behavior including attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, drug abuse, teen depression, behavior modification or intervention programs such as wilderness programs, boarding schools, residential treatment, weight loss camps, and other adolescent programs.
Learn about the signs, symptoms, and responses to depression in your life or that of your child.
This web site has many articles on parenting to assist with the vital and challenging role of parenting.
An online community and resource for parents. It includes parenting message boards, book reviews, the latest parenting news, product reviews, parenting articles, and more.
Keep Away Computer Game For Kids
Visit the Fireproof Children web site and play this computer version of their wonderfully effective card game. Developed in cooperation with the Bic Corporation, this is a matching card game that helps children distinguish between things that are okay and things that should be kept away (matches and lighters). It is designed for preschool age children. Check it out with your youngster today.
AEG is an organization that is committed to improving the quality of life for youth and their families. They operate 43 programs in 8 states. Their mission is to provide educational programs that promote academic and personal growth to youth and their families with the foundation of their success built upon quality, integrity, and dependability.
The mission of the Autism Society of America is to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families, to be fully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education, and research related to autism.
Children And Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder (C.H.A.D.D)
C.H.A.D.D. is a nonprofit, parent-based organization formed to better the lives of individuals with attention deficit disorders and those who care for them.
The Early Childhood web site provides advice from experts in the early childhood field, creative projects, and the opportunity to share ideas and questions with the early childhood community.
The Family Education Network web site is ideal for parents looking for information regarding their children's education and wanting to share what they have learned with others. This site includes articles and lively discussion groups as well as expert advice and educational activities. Age groups are broken up into pre-school, elementary school, middle school, and high school.
Focus Adolescent Services provides resources for professionals and parent, support for parents and families, therapist's directory, helplines and hotlines, parent seminars held throughout the country, and information on residential programs for troubled teens.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAEYC is the nation's largest organization of early childhood professionals and others dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children ages birth through 8 years. NAEYC exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children. Primary attention is devoted to assuring the provision of high quality early childhood programs for young children.
National S.A.F.E. Home Foundation
The Foundation provides managerial support, guidance in developing and implementing smoke alarm giveaway programs, assistance in acquiring corporate contributions, networking and fundraising ideas, and discounted smoke alarms. They try and do all they can to establish successful programs for the families in urban and rural communities.
National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The National PTA is the oldest and
largest volunteer association in the
Music Therapy: The Power of Music
This site is your source for information on how to help children and adolescents use popular music, something they already listen to and enjoy, as a way to express their feelings.
The Kids on the Block provides educational puppet programs which enlighten children on the issues of disability awareness, medical-educational differences, and social concerns.
Offering guidance, advice, resources, and options to parents seeking help for adolescent and teen ADD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, suicide, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, and other afflictions.
Top Flight is a boarding school treatment
program for troubled teens.