The fourth week of Child Abuse Prevention Month 2011 brings us more tips and a wealth of new pictures!

Below is the latest round of tips we have posted over on our Twitter account (follow us: @pcanj):

  • Turn off the TV; spend more time cuddling & reading books with your child. The time & attention has benefits beyond school success!
  • “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” — Dr. Suess
  • Set an example for your kids by being courteous and respectful to everyone you meet.
  • Keep books and other reading materials where your child can easily reach them.

The home care agency People Care of New Jersey, Inc. sent along a photo of a great poster board they created showcasing their motto: compassion, dedication, education.

Magical Rainbow Preschool in West New York, NJ sent along a bunch of pictures, including this one the staff put together themselves:

Their dedication to children never ceases to impress us! Here’s what they had to say:

Thank you for allowing Magical Rainbow staff, students and parents to participate in such a vital important subject in our life. As family workers for the school we work hard to prevent all types of abuse and to make our community aware that there is help out there and we are there if needed. We enjoyed putting together these posters that I have attached in the email to spread the word for all to see to prevent all types of abuse. Our children are the most important part of our future — they will be the ones to make the difference.

The next couple pictures come to us courtesy of Brick Avon Academy in Newark. The pinwheels look great on their way up into the school!

In collaboration with NJPIRC, Jersey City P.S. #24 highlighted Child Abuse Prevention Month with the pinwheel campaign on their new website’s slide show, all thanks to their amazing parent group, PTP (Parent Teacher Partnership).

Healthy Families in Cape May sent this fantastic shot from their event with a huge collection of planted pinwheels!

Jugando Aprendemos in West New York, NJ had Officer Aguayo come to the center to speak about child abuse, in addition to the wonderful pinwheel displays set up:

SonRise Development Corporation held a “Strengthening Families Play Date and Resource Fair” on April 9th. Be sure to check out even more photos from their event!

There is still a little bit of time left — be sure to enter our Annual Pinwheel Contest for a chance to win a Donut & Coffee breakfast party and a $100 gift certificate toward next year’s CAP Month materials! Send your pictures in today to pinwheels@preventchildabusenj.org — we would love to feature them on the website and blog!