Youth & Family
Resource Center, Inc.

326 West Eleventh Street
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
405.275.3340
Fax 405.275.3343

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It's - , 2010 Tell your children you love them very much!

Up to April 1, 1971 there was no facility to accommodate children in Pottawatomie, Lincoln, Seminole and Okfuskee Counties who were in distress either by reason of misfortune or their own acting out. Many were housed in a cell exactly like that of adult offenders. It was barred, locked and stark
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Access Exchange

Access exchange is the process whereby parents pre-arrange times at which the custodial parent or guardian brings the child to Youth & Family. The accessing parent picks up the child and returns him or her to Youth & Family at a pre-arranged time. Staggered pick-up and drop-off times are arranged so that the parents do not have contact with one another. The actual exchange is monitored by trained staff that try to ease the process for the child.
For more info on Access Exchange, email us Access Exchange

Today's Quote!

Ralph Waldo Emerson - Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Oklahoma Fact!

Oklahoma is in the middle of Tornado Alley. Oklahomans know that the National Weather Service issues tornado watches when conditions are favorable for a tornado to develop and tornado warnings when a tornado is spotted on the ground on in the sky.

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Internet Safety

Guiding your child online

Look at the sites your child visits.
Look into software or online services that filter out offensive material. Check with your Internet service provider (ISP) for any blocking features they might offer.
Consider installing a children's search engine, like Yahooligans.
Create a special folder of "bookmarks," or "favorites," for your child on your computer's browser.

From British Columbia Ministry Education

Make Your School a Safe School!

Consider establishing a student tip line which provides an anonymous, non-threatening way for young people to report school crime.
Internet citation: National School Safety Center

Bullying

Boys report more physical forms of bullying; girls tend to bully in indirect ways, such as gossiping and excluding.
Internet citation: Bullying.org
For additonal information or for help in this area contact Youth & Family 405.275.3340

Eating Disorders

Our conference tonight is entitled: "A Survival Guide for Parents with Eating Disordered Children". This will cover children will suffer from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Our guest is Dr. Cris Haltom, PhD. Dr. Haltom has treated many adolescents and adults with eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia), has trained mental health clinic staff in eating disorders treatment and is a guest lecturer on the topic of eating disorders at Cornell University. She also works with parents to help them cope with the emotional stresses of having eating disordered children.
Internet citation: Eating Disorders Survival Guide for Parents with Eating Disordered Children online conference transcript
For additonal information or for help in this area contact Youth & Family 405.275.3340