About Us

Mission Statement

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TEACH through Love, Transforming the Emotional Abuse of Children is an organization dedicated to raising the global awareness of emotional abuse and transforming the pain of childhood trauma into a passion for life by promoting Conscious Parenting for Progressive Parents.

Everyday millions of children are verbally and psychologically mistreated. Although the most widely recognized forms of abuse are Physical and Sexual, at the core of all abuses is Emotional Abuse. These systematic attacks on a child's emotional well-being and sense of self-worth have become a national epidemic.

At the same time, it appears our societal norm has devolved into blindly encouraging the development of the ego at the expense of the human spirit. We have become a society that delights in mockery rather than humor - people who acknowledge cruelty toward others as a tool more powerful than love .

We have disconnected so completely that we willingly engage in the familial dysfunction mirrored for us nightly in the 30-minute replays of popular "situation comedies" or the latest reality farce.

But in homes all over America, the reality is not so funny.

Bound by fear and relishing in illusory symbols of status and power, we choose to spiral through life clinging to our reputations, our homes, our cars and our jobs as if they defined our very existence and our children are paying the price.

Every time a child commits suicide or goes on another school shooting rampage, we struggle to understand why? Fingers are pointed in every direction - at the media, the music industry, video games, lack of morality in America, the NRA, but our fingers are never turned inward - toward our own hearts.

It's time to recognize our own words and actions as the cause of an ever-eroding respect for life.

It's time to begin the healing of our hearts.

"Unconditionally respect, honor, and love yourself by choosing to take responsibility for the words you use." ~ Darren Weissman"

Lori Petro, BS.Ed. is the founder of TEACH through Love and a Writer/Speaker, Child Advocate and Mom to one fantastic preschooler. Originally from Philadelphia, Lori graduated magna cum laude from Temple University with her bachelors in Early Childhood & Elementary Education.

Along with an extensive background in entertainment, Lori has also been working with children and families for over fifteen years as a former teacher, children's entertainer, volunteer mentor with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Los Angeles and as a certified parent educator with the Beyond Consequences Institute.

Lori’s passion for the emotional well-being of children and families has motivated her to educate and inform the masses through various forms of media awareness including film/TV, internet and radio. She is dedicated to shifting the mainstream paradigm toward compassionate communication and non-punitive discipline through a relationship-based parenting model.

Lori is available to speak at your school or group event and regularly hosts online parenting classes and special topic webinars with experts in trauma, nutrition and healing. She also provides daily tips and inspiration on the TEACH through Love Facebook Fan Page.

She currently lives in Los Angeles with her amazing husband, four-year-old-old daughter and copious amounts of dust.

Advisory Board

• Lenore Teter M.D., Psychiatric Medicine, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D.C.


• Janel Dalesio, M.S.Ed., Teacher of the Gifted & Mom to 7-year-old Zac, North Penn School District, Lansdale, PA


• Nicholas Wilde, Dad/Actor/Writer/Director, Los Angeles, CA

It is our intention to gather one million signatures in support of the campaign to TEACH through Love.

Other immediate goals include creating and distributing public awareness material and information. You can print out our TEACH Awareness Flyer for distribution in your neighborhood.

Long term goals include:

• Producing national awareness media campaigns, television commercials and original films and documentaries.


• Developing and using a creative curriculum to support children and adults in pursuing their passions, maintaining their self-esteem and cultivating an overall respect for life.


• Implementing community based parent and caregiver education and support programs.


• Assist in assigning kids and parents to appropriate mentorship programs and emotional abuse recovery programs and resources.

Extreme Parenting - An Intervention© – An original Reality TV Show that will assist families in crisis, who have a history of trauma, abuse and severe behaviors, with their toughest parenting struggles. Heather Forbes, LCSW and Dr. Ron Federici, two experts in adoption, foster care and childhood trauma host this riveting “Intervention” style docu-drama.

Politically Incorrect Parenting – An online blog talk radio show in which guests with varying opinions on traditional parenting gather in the hot seat to debate the most controversial of child-rearing techniques. From spanking to time-outs to religious indoctrination, hosts Lori Petro and Nicholas Wilde do not hold back on their politically incorrect views.

U*Matter© – An elementary school-based program which will inspire and uplift the community by spreading messages of tolerance and unconditional love. Artful postcards are inscribed by students in grades three to eight and then distributed in their communities as a random acts of kindness for the lucky finders. A pass-it-on request ensures that the inspirational reminder that U MATTER is kept circulating.

Emma – An original screenplay depicting the story of a young couple and their two daughters steeped in the normalcy of familial dysfunction. The DiLacqua’s uproot from their close-knit, urban neighborhood in search of an American dream promising status and power but deluded by misperceptions of love and success, their unconscious choices ultimately lead to life-threatening consequences and a powerful shift in the family dynamic.

Hidden Wounds – A documentary feature exploring the impact of emotional and psychological maltreatment and the long-term effects of punitive measures such as punishment, spanking, rewards and praise, all practiced in the name of traditional child-rearing.

TEACH through Love Parent Education Course – A curriculum designed to provide parents with the information and steps necessary to shift from a dominant view of parenting to a conscious, relational view of parenting. This eight-lesson course outlines the philosophy of conscious parenting, nonviolent communication and the tools to implement this model in your own family. Group, private and online classes are available. The Conscious Parenting Home Education Course will be released in March 2010.
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