THANK YOU BISHOP VASA: LOVE, PARENTS
Bishop Vasa’s DVD series, Healthy Families: Safe Children uses experts in the fields of Psychology, Neurology, Education, Pediatrics, and Theology to assist parents to be the best and prime educators of their children. This series is the definitive answer and alternative response to the bishops demand for harmful safe environment programs operating in Catholic classrooms.
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Bishop Vasa gives an overview of program two which covers the subject of child development. From the 18-part video series Healthy Families, Safe Children available at www.securechild.org.
Bishop Vasa writes:
“The purpose of this program is to offer assistance to parents based on the science of child development to form healthy and secure relationships with their children. The secure attachment relationship assures that children will develop with empathy, self-control, and harmonious personalities. The most important protection children have against developing aggressive and violent behaviors, including sexual abuse, is the empathic and nurturing secure attachment to their parents beginning in the first year of life. In turn, this same relationship protects children from becoming victims of abuse.”
The Most Reverend Robert F. Vasa
*One tiny caveat…Veil of Innocence does not recommend Theology of the Body for Teens by Jason Evert et al, or Teen Star by Dr. Hannah Kaus- even for parents. These authors are numbered among the classroom chastity/sex education (sexperts). Parents would be better off reading TMHS and the other documents of the Magisterium.
Letter to Veil of Innocence from Bishop Robert Vasa
Dear Mrs. Grayson, Thank you for your contribution toward developing the Diocese of Baker’s (Ardor, Inc.) film series for parents called “Strong Families: Safe Children.” This series is in keeping with the Church’s concern about fostering strong Catholic families and educating parents regarding issues which affect their children’s well being and safety…
The Mind and Heart of Bishop Vasa
Now for some more extensive comments about Healthy Families: Safe Children. Several months ago the Board of Ardor, Inc. made the decision to publish and distribute the program on our own. This was, in itself, a huge leap. Then we decided that we needed to take the accompanying workbook and produce from it two separate works, a Presenter’s Workbook and a Participant’s Workbook…
To Make Sure We Really Protect Children, We Need Answers
By Bishop Robert Vasa (Reprinted in part from the Catholic Sentinel, Portland, Oregon)
. . . The next topic is one that I bring up only with great reluctance for I do not want to give any appearance whatsoever of being soft on my desire to assure the complete safety and protection of children.