Another effective child abuse prevention program involves distributing report card inserts containing tips for parents. The inserts help show parents a positive approach to dealing with disappointing grades when report cards are brought home.

The program, developed by the Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of the Trident Area, South Carolina, gives parents the opportunity to review the grades together with their children.

The positive tips provided on the insert are general enough to be non-threatening, yet give parents some valuable insights.

• Request a small quantity of inserts from National Headquarters to use in explaining the project to club members and your school system administrators.

• Form a club or center committee to talk with area school officials and gain their approval.

• Coordinate the effort between the schools, club members, center staff and any additional sponsors that may be interested.

• Order the necessary amount of inserts from National Headquarters. See the enclosed order form for pricing details. Make sure you order inserts well in advance of the next scheduled report card.

Provide inserts to each school involved in the program. School officials can distribute them to participating teachers for insertion in report cards at the time of grading.

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