In this interview, I had a great conversation with Clayton Cranford, a.k.a. the “Cyber Safety Cop.” Mr. Clayton is the CEO of Total Safety Solutions - an organization that specialize in Internet safety, drug use prevention assemblies for students K-12 in both public and private schools, and violence prevention through behavioral threat assessment training. He is a former school resource officer and the author of “Parenting in the Digital World” – which is currently in its 3rd edition and is now available in Spanish!

I hope you enjoy this interview and find his wealth of knowledge helpful! Make sure to check out Clayton Cranford’s links below:

Website: https://cybersafetycop.com/

Ourpact app (Parental Control and Family Locator App): https://app.ourpact.com/signup/cybersafetycop

Sign up to get emails from Cyber Safety Cop: https://cybersafetycop.com/register/cyber-safety-cop-membership/

Parenting in the Digital World: https://cybersafetycop.com/product/parenting-in-the-digital-world-a-step-by-step-guide-to-internet-safety-3rd-edition/

eBooks: https://cybersafetycop.com/all-ebooks/

Digital Parenting 101:https://cybersafetycop.com/course/digital-parenting/

Bring Clayton Cranford to your child’s school: https://cybersafetycop.com/course/cyber-safety-assembly-for-students/

Happy Valentines Day. This is episode 13 and today is a special day. It’s more than just a day in which we run out at the last minute to buy flowers, a card, and a gourmet box of chocolates for that special person in our lives. It is also a day of reflection.

Today, for many people in South Florida, Valentine’s Day 2024 is the 6th anniversary of the Parkland mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. On this day, 6 years ago, while teenagers were exchanging Valentine’s Day cards and giving flowers to their loved ones, a 19-year old former student arrived at the school in an Uber around 2:19 PM, armed with a legally-purchased AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. According to reports, the attack lasted less than four minutes, leaving 17 dead and 17 injured.

One incredible person and non-profit organization that is making a great difference to help prevent adverse outcomes like suicide and violence in schools is Mr. Scott LoMurray. He is the CEO of Sources of Strength – an organization that provides evidence-based training for youth and adults to promote mental health and prevent adverse outcomes like suicide, violence, bullying, and substance misuse.

This is podcast #12 and I am thrilled to welcome back School Emergency Management Expert, Trauma Informed Practices Consultant, former Reserve Law Enforcement Officer, and children's book author, Claire Marie!

In today's episode, Claire educates us how bringing community partners together has been critical to keeping kids and parents trauma-informed, prepared, and calm during emergencies and other unexpected events.

I hope you enjoy this episode and find it helpful. Share it with anyone you know who has children in school and make sure to check out Claire Marie's books, Sammy the Sasquatch: Welcome to Crittertopia (In English & Spanish!) and Sammy the Sasquatch: Adventures in Safety.