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From: Dove's Nest <Info@dovesnest.net>
Date: Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 1:17 PM
Subject: Twelve Back-to-School Safety Tips 
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Dove's Nest: September 2016 Newsletter  Facebook Twitter Website Email Donate Twelve Back-to-School Safety Tips for Parents  By Dove's Nest Board and Staff  1. Ask your children how they felt about a new experience at school. Rather than simply asking "What did you do today?" ask "What was your favorite part? What are you most proud of? Did you ever feel unsafe?"  2. Inquire about your school's protection policy, especially if it is a private school. Encourage Christian schools to teach Circle of Grace, a Christian safe environment curriculum for kindergarten through twelfth grade. Read more tips ... Speaker's Bureau Expands to Nine Members Dove's Nest launched its national Speaker's Bureau in January 2015. We are proud to now have nine members from across the country—from Arizona to Oregon to Nebraska to Pennsylvania to Virginia and other states in between. Training topics include developing a child and youth protection policy, guidelines for including in worship persons who have committed sexual offenses, implementation information for the Circle of Grace child protection curriculum, and more. Presentations can be uniquely tailored to your faith community. Read more ... NEW! Protection Policy and Checklist Now Available in Spanish We have added more Spanish resources to our website! In addition to the Spanish Circle of Grace materials and the Spanish version of our church protection policy checklist, we now offer Spanish versions of our school protection policy checklist and our model child and youth protection policy (short version). These documents are foundational to creating a safer church and school environment for children and youth, and we invite any and all Spanish-speaking faith communities to utilize them freely. We are grateful to the two volunteers, Grace Weber and Virgen Robbins, who made this possible. Read more ... Five Ways to Help Your Middle Schooler By Brenda Yoder, Speaker's Bureau Member School is coming up soon, whether you are ready or not. If you have an upcoming middle schooler, both you and your child naturally have fears as a new school year starts. Common fears include ... Read more ... Dove's Nest Upcoming Events through October Hyde Park Mennonite Fellowship Boise, Idaho September 10, 2016 North Goshen Mennonite Church Goshen, Indiana September 17, 2016 Deep Faith Anabaptist Faith Formation Conference  Elkhart, Indiana October 6–8, 2016 Shalom Mennonite Fellowship Tucson, Arizona Oct. 16 & Oct. 23, 2016 Herkimer County Department of  Social Services*  Herkimer County, New York October 18, 2016 Western District Conference North Newton, Kansas October 20, 2016 *This training is being funded by New York State Office of Children and Family Services Dove's Nest 5723 N 99th St Omaha, NE 68134 www.DovesNest.net

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