Cris Rowan has been asked to present
her Balanced Technology Management initiatives and Zone'in Program to representatives from BC's Ministry of Children and Families on April 29, 2010 from 10:30-12:00 in Victoria.

Violence in the Classroom - March 27, Vancouver Sun
Violence against school staff is on the rise. Injuries mount as teachers, principals and support workers become targets for assault by students.
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Violence+against+school+staff+
rise/2733827/story.html

Cris's response "Crimes of Technology" in Letter to the Editor.

Why children act out
Published Editorial by Cris Rowan, Vancouver Sun March 31 2010
As a school-based occupational therapist, I have had the opportunity to witness first-hand the escalation in child aggression over the past decade. The propensity to diagnose and medicate these children and use restraints and seclusion rooms is short-sighted, unethical and inhumane.
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/children/2747155/story.html

Reports of Violence in BC Schools
The B.C. Teachers' Federation (BCTF) is urging members to report all violence in the workplace to WorkSafe BC, saying accurate reporting is necessary to improve safety.
http://communities.canada.com/VANCOUVERSUN/blogs/reportcard/
archive/2010/03/28/reports-of-violence-in-b-c-
schools.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage

Boston Globe Headline
Warning label on new diagnosis
"There is controversy swirling around the proposed new diagnosis in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition: temper dysregulation disorder with dysphoria (negative, unhappy mood). Professionals treating children with the new diagnosis need to focus first on behavioral changes in the family and not turn too fast to medication."
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/
03/01/warning_label_on_new_diagnosis/?s_campaign=8315

Fifth grade autistic boy charged with a felony
Carole Reynolds is desperate to help her eleven year old autistic grandson, Zakhqurey Price, who has been charged with multiple counts of felonious assault against two school district employees.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4959-Special-Education-
Examiner~y2009m12d30-Autism-is-considered-a-felony-in-fifth-
grade?cid=edition-rss-National

Wholesale sedation of young children medically and morally indefensible
by Dr. Lawrence Diller, pediatrician and professor at Univ of California, and author of "The Last Normal Child". The twin murder trials of the parents of Rebecca Riley, who died at age 4 of an overdose of the psychiatric drug, clonidine, have cast a spotlight on the beliefs and practices of the doctor who prescribed the drug.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/hull/news/opinions/x905411678/
COMMENTARY-Wholesale-sedation-of-young-children-medically-morally-indefensible

It's not too late to save 'normal'
Psychiatry's latest DSM goes too far in creating new mental disorders, by Allen Frances, Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2010.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-frances1-2010mar01,0,2030641.story

'Texting the Sun' play aims to help media-immersed young people find balance.
http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2010/03
/texting_the_sun_play_aims_to_h.html

How Tech is Making Kids Smarter Everywhere - April 2010 edition of Fast Company magazine
As smartphones and handheld computers move into classrooms worldwide, we may be witnessing the start of an educational revolution. How technology could unleash childhood creativity -- and transform the role of the teacher.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/144

Cris's response "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater!"in Letter to the Editor.