Libel Suits Are The Least Of Our Worries

We’ve received some great feedback on our recent Lock Your Meds email campaign, which refers to the death of Whitney Houston and the prescription drug abuse epidemic. One reader suggested we be careful what we say about Whitney Houston, as we don’t have any proof that she died of prescription drug abuse. That’s true…and we did not say that she did.

But, is there anything wrong in suggesting that drug abuse may have played a role in her death? It’s been all over the news that prescription drugs were found in small quantity and near her body. It has also been said that Whitney liked to mix drugs and her cocktails, a potentially deadly combination.

It is our responsibility as parents to call attention to the negative behaviors of our children's so-called role models. No, we are not concerned about a libel suit for suggesting what the rest of the national media is also suggesting. We are concerned about our children and the state of the world they are growing up in.

Got A Problem? There's A Pill For That.

Got a problem? There's a Pill For That. BUZZ. Wrong. But that's why we have a prescription drug problem. We are not discounting the value of medication when there is a true need, but when did we lose the ability to solve problems without a quick fix??? When did people become walking pill dispensaries?

Take action today by securing your medicine cabinet and safely removing unwanted and unused medication. Pledge to Lock Your Meds today and be entered to win an Amazon Kindle Fire.

Modern Day Witch Hunt and/or Bullying Targets DC Reporter and her children?

Does the public not want to know that what they view as "normal" teenage behavior is harmful to their kids' brains and creates a host of other social problems? Kudos to Andrea McCarren for sending out positive health messages to families.

What can we all do? Write a letter to the Washington Post, send a note to Andrea's TV station and join together to express our support for her. There's strength in numbers. Our children have the right to grow up drug free and we have the responsibility to make that happen.

Read the original article in the Huffington Post.

Too much going on right before your eyes? Have you seen Toddlers and Tiaras?

Young girls are suffering from the Lolita effect (early sexualization of young girls). Didn’t see it coming and now it is all over the place. Have you been shopping for clothes for your eight-year-old girl?

Here's what we need you to do… when you spot the Lolita effect, let us know so we can write some letters together to the sponsors.

Want to know more about the Lolita effect? The American Psychological Association offers wonderful info about this topic.

Special thanks to Trish Ramsay of The Melissa Institute for her wonderful presentation.

Girls Build Self Esteem By Having Babies?

We sent out an email to our supporters this morning with the subject line: "Girls Build Self By Having Babies." One of our long-time friends wrote to us and said, "I think the subject line was incorrectly stated."

Our response was that yes, the subject line needed a question mark at the end. We were not making a statement but asking a question and the answer to the question unfortunately is "Yes, some girls do try and build self esteem by having a baby, which of course creates lots more problems."

The topic of tomorrow's Lunch and Learn event is "The Lolita Effect." Marketers tell us they are trying to reach teens. Researchers say it is actually geared to the 8 year old! What is our society teaching young women? How will you help to change the message from unhealthy to healthy?

So what can you do about it? Be observant, when something offends your common sense tell the store or the producer of the product. Write the sponsors of shows who promote false values.

So what do you think (other than Toddlers & Tiaras) are the shows that are promoting negative behaviors in young girls?