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By Kim Riggs
After the "Crystal Darkness" anti-methamphetamine documentary aired, I received a good idea from Brenda Kindred-Kipling that I would like to pass on.
She wrote in an e-mail: "While the commercials indicate that we should watch the program with our children, as a parent, I fear that the show is too graphic for my 8-year-old son."
Brenda and her husband taped the show to watch it then make an informed decision if the documentary was age-appropriate for their son.
She is right. Anything to which your children are exposed, including this informative show, should be monitored. If you did watch the show and want a copy to view with your children, they are available.
Remember the young woman who started using meth on her 12th birthday. That, to me, is so scary. Perhaps if she had known then what she knows now, things would be different.
'Crystal Darkness'
documentary DVD
WHAT: Testimony from meth users, dealers, judges, police officers and a variety of community members, including Sheriff Kenny Furlong
COST: $12
WHERE: To order, go to www.crystaldarkness.com.
When the young lady who started using meth at the age of 12 mentioned she lost her two children due to addiction, I was thinking how fitting it was that I had just received an e-mail from Chris Bayer of Court Appointed Special Advocates.
Fortunately for Sheriff Furlong's daughter, Kendra, her parents stepped in and helped with the children.
But in many cases, that doesn't happen. In reality, so many abusers have burned all ties to their family, and the children then suffer.
CASA volunteers are appointed by Carson City's Juvenile Court to advocate for children removed from the home by Child Welfare due to abuse or neglect.
It's rewarding to know you are helping a child and making a difference, listening to his or her fears and concerns. These children should be heard; they have seen and lived what most can't imagine.
To help a child have a voice, attend the next CASA volunteer training. It's not easy, but does it make a difference in a child's life. Most definitely, it can be the turning point to a new future.
CASA of Carson City training
WHERE: Juvenile Court Building, 1545 E. Fifth St.
WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 20
CONTACT: casaofcc@earthlink.net or 887-6776, ext. 101, if you plan to attend
WEB SITE: home.earthlink.net/~casaofcc/
• To have your information included, contact Kim Riggs at kimriggs@att.net.
After the "Crystal Darkness" anti-methamphetamine documentary aired, I received a good idea from Brenda Kindred-Kipling that I would like to pass on.
She wrote in an e-mail: "While the commercials indicate that we should watch the program with our children, as a parent, I fear that the show is too graphic for my 8-year-old son."
Brenda and her husband taped the show to watch it then make an informed decision if the documentary was age-appropriate for their son.
She is right. Anything to which your children are exposed, including this informative show, should be monitored. If you did watch the show and want a copy to view with your children, they are available.
Remember the young woman who started using meth on her 12th birthday. That, to me, is so scary. Perhaps if she had known then what she knows now, things would be different.
'Crystal Darkness'
documentary DVD
WHAT: Testimony from meth users, dealers, judges, police officers and a variety of community members, including Sheriff Kenny Furlong
COST: $12
WHERE: To order, go to www.crystaldarkness.com.
When the young lady who started using meth at the age of 12 mentioned she lost her two children due to addiction, I was thinking how fitting it was that I had just received an e-mail from Chris Bayer of Court Appointed Special Advocates.
Fortunately for Sheriff Furlong's daughter, Kendra, her parents stepped in and helped with the children.
But in many cases, that doesn't happen. In reality, so many abusers have burned all ties to their family, and the children then suffer.
CASA volunteers are appointed by Carson City's Juvenile Court to advocate for children removed from the home by Child Welfare due to abuse or neglect.
It's rewarding to know you are helping a child and making a difference, listening to his or her fears and concerns. These children should be heard; they have seen and lived what most can't imagine.
To help a child have a voice, attend the next CASA volunteer training. It's not easy, but does it make a difference in a child's life. Most definitely, it can be the turning point to a new future.
CASA of Carson City training
WHERE: Juvenile Court Building, 1545 E. Fifth St.
WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 20
CONTACT: casaofcc@earthlink.net or 887-6776, ext. 101, if you plan to attend
WEB SITE: home.earthlink.net/~casaofcc/
• To have your information included, contact Kim Riggs at kimriggs@att.net.
