July 18, 2016
Guidance Counselor Laura Brown passed out blank pieces of paper to 20 first-graders at Andersen Elementary in Rockledge last Thursday and told them: "Draw me a picture of a stranger." Out came the pencils and crayons to s… Read More »
News & Blog
Dealing with Past Trauma on Father’s Day
June 17, 2016
Written by Lauren’s Kids and Dr. Tara Zuckerman, PsyD As survivors, we know that sometimes holidays can suck. They may bring up past trauma and contribute to our feelings of “otherness” – while everyone else (it s… Read More »
Category: Blog, News & Blog
Lauren’s Kids & the New York Yankees: Striking Out Child Abuse in the Bronx
May 24, 2016
Last week, Lauren’s Kids again joined forces with the New York Yankees and four Bronx-area public schools to embark on the second annual Kids Care Advocacy Walk. We walked with 400 elementary school students — who h… Read More »
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A response from Lauren Book to New York Times article ‘Family’s Continued Defense of Joe Paterno is a Painful One’
May 17, 2016
Child sexual abuse is awful. Horrific. Heinous. And it happens every day to 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys around the country. Even with 42 million survivors living in the U.S. today, many people do not believe it happens, a… Read More »
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Huffington Post: This Organization Is Changing How We Educate Kids About Sexual Abuse
May 9, 2016
"It's not about scaring children. It's about empowering them." Lauren Book is on a mission to change the way we talk to children about sexual abuse. Book is the founder of Lauren’s Kids, an organization based in South F… Read More »
Category: News, News & Blog
Lauren’s Kids Featured on the Cover of Newsweek Magazine
May 8, 2016
Featured on the latest cover of Newsweek, Lauren's Kids has spent years protecting childhood by educating adults and children about sexual abuse prevention through in-school curriculum, awareness campaigns and speaking worldw… Read More »
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Dealing with Past Trauma on Mother’s Day
May 7, 2016
Content from Lauren's Kids PsyD, Dr. Tara Zuckerman Mother’s Day can be difficult a day for many of us, especially for those who have conflict with their own mothers or maternal figures. Many adult children experience fe… Read More »
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Walk in My Shoes 2016: The Hope & Healing Tour
April 27, 2016
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LprppsJ2EQY[/embed]… Read More »
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Child Sexual Abuse Alarmingly Impacts Florida Economy, Study Finds
April 26, 2016
On the eve of the sixth annual Walk in My Shoes event, the Lauren’s Kids foundation provided Florida legislators with a detailed research study that documents the effects of child sexual abuse on Florida taxpayers. The stud… Read More »
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Celebrating Safe Places for South Florida’s Child Victims
April 20, 2016
For the more than 42 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the United States — like me — April has special meaning. It’s dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assault, and particularly child sexual abuse,… Read More »
