Author Archives: yvissing

About yvissing

Sociologist and child studies expert

Child Rights Organizations

There are many organizations and individuals working to protect children.  Here are some of my favorites, in case you want to check them out.  Maybe they’ll become some of your favorites too!  shutterstock_216991285

Children’s Defense Fund        http://www.childrensdefense.org/

First Focus                                 http://firstfocus.org/

Child Rights Campaign            http://www.childrightscampaign.org/

 

No gluten for me!

Who knew that going gluten free could be easy, inexpensive and delicious?

We didn’t – which is probably why we made it hard at first.  But we’ve learned and want to help others not to do it the hard way – but the easy way!  Want to know how?

Check out our new book, Going Gluten Free available on Amazon. 

http://www.amazon.com/Going-Gluten-Free-Healthy-Cooking/dp/0990686280/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1433253659&sr=8-4&keywords=Yvonne+Vissing

You will also want to check out our website, www.noglutenforme.org

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Child Rights in the USA

Child rights are seen to be the most fundamental of all human rights around the world.  All of the United Nations members countries have signed and ratified the child rights treaty, the CRC, except for the USA.  This is perplexing.   Check out my Scholars Strategy Network article on it   http://www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/content/where-does-america-stand-25th-anniversary-united-nations-convention-rights-child.