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I was surprised to see a new post from Mother’s Circle this morning! As a Mother’s Circle follower, you’ve noticed I’ve not been actively blogging as I’ve shifted my focus to writing novels. However, I’m keeping the page alive because of all the content that is still viewed thousands of times daily. If there’s a topic you’re interested in, parenting questions you have, or if you’re a writer and would like to have me review a post for possible publication on Mother’s Circle, please reach out to me.

Today is FORKS, KNIVES, AND SPOONS’s one year book birthday. Only until Saturday: Kindle = 1.12 (SERIOUSLY! ) and Nook, iTunes, Kobo, Google = 1.99 Shop and share! Also to celebrate, I’m holding a subscriber-only giveaway through April 30th. I send one email a month, occasionally a second, and I don’t spam you or share my list.

Fourth in this series of guest posts by ex-detective, , an expert on preventing school shootings, is today’s post on Teaching Kids However, one of the questions I’m asked most often when I speak to parent groups has to do with what they should teach their kids to do if a police officer ever speaks with them at school, pulls them over in a car, or questions them on the street. There’s not much I can do to help calm your nerves after you or your child encounters a police officer, but I can probably help you survive the encounter and conclude with a positive outcome. I developed and began teaching these principles to kids in an alternative high school where I spent the last year of my law enforcement career as a school resource officer.

Third in this series of guest posts by ex-detective, , an expert on preventing school shootings, is today’s post about the connection between bullying and school shootings. In a previous article I spoke about the importance of parental involvement in schools as a way to increase morale and productivity, as well as playing a part in making schools safer. In other words, bullying and its negative consequences tend to diminish when parents are more involved in schools and participate in anti-bullying initiatives. It would certainly be nice if all parents spent time volunteering at their children’s schools, but we know from experience some families are simply unable or unwilling to volunteer.