Archive for the ‘Bullying Prevention Month’ Category
posted by admin on Bullying, Bullying prevention, Bullying Prevention Month, Parenting Teens
We often are confused between the definitions of rude, mean or if it’s bullying behavior. Signe Whitson, an internationally recognized speaker and educator, provides insights on the distinctions of these types of behaviors in her latest activity books. She challenges kids to move to a designated section in the room if the behavior represents bullying, […]
posted by admin on Bullying, Bullying prevention, Bullying Prevention Month, Cyberbullying, cyberbullying prevention, Uncategorized
Bullying and cyberbullying is an issue that everyone is concerned about. From verbal abuse to online harassment, words can be used as lethal weapons. On the same measure, words can be used to build people up too! Your words matter, keystrokes count — how will you use them? One of the most important ways your […]
posted by admin on Bullying Prevention Month, Cyberbullying, cyberbullying prevention, Cybersafety, Digital citizenship, Digital Life
October is Bullying Prevention Month. Gossip can be mean. Bullies can build on gossip and create stories and ugliness about a student that can go viral in seconds. In today’s internet age, gossip can be spread at lightning speed to hundreds, thousands or millions of people. The new “party line” is cyberspace where millions of […]
posted by admin on Bullying, Bullying Prevention Month, Cyber Safety, Cyberbullying, cyberbullying prevention
October is National Bullying Prevention Month and National Cyber Security Month. Both are extremely important topics that need to be discussed 365 days a year which was the focus of my recent post for Platform for Good, Family Online Safety Institute: Short Chats Are Better Than No Chats. Offline parenting will help create safer online […]
posted by admin on Anti-Bullying Programs, Bullying, Bullying prevention, Bullying Prevention Month, Cyber Safety, Cyberbullying, cyberbullying prevention, Cybersafety, Digital Citizens Alliance, Digital citizenship
Many parents, teachers and students will ask: “How can we get our schools and communities better informed on up-to-date cyber-knowledge so they are better able to support our children?” Let’s face it, our kids are usually ahead of us when it comes to technology, so we need to all work together to be supportive of […]
posted by admin on Bullying, Bullying prevention, Bullying Prevention Month, Cyber Safety, Cyberbullying, cyberbullying prevention, Digital Citizens Alliance
October is a very busy month, recognizing many important causes. One of them is Bullying Prevention and Awareness Month. I am honored to be part of Digital Citizen’s Alliance TweetChat on Wednesday, October 8th from 1:00-2:00pm EST. #StopCyberbullying is a concern for everyone – at all ages, however many parents are struggling with how to […]
posted by admin on Adult Bullying, Adult Cyberbullying, Bullying, Bullying prevention, Bullying Prevention Month, Cyberbullying, cyberbullying prevention, Digital Citizens Alliance, Online bullying
October is National Bullying Prevention and Awareness Month. We will see many articles and reports on bullying and cyberbullying. The goal is to have parents, kids and educators to take the time to learn more about bullying and cyberbullying. Although we have a month designated to awareness, all year round we are dealing with peer […]
posted by admin on Books, Bullying, Bullying prevention, Bullying Prevention Month, Parenting, Parenting books, Parenting tips
The Invisible Boy is simply brilliant! Engaging, enlightening and definitely a story that will ignite a conversation that is so important today. Creating and instilling empathy in our children. Trudy Ludwig, the author of this amazing book, creates characters that we all can relate to, especially our young children. As Brian is penciled in as […]
posted by admin on Bullying, Bullying prevention, Bullying Prevention Month, Cyberbullying, cyberbullying prevention, Parenting, Parenting Blogs, Parenting Teens, Parenting tips
It is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month a perfect time to release a film that can speak to many educators, parents, students and our communities about online harassment. Our headlines can be disturbing as we read about the suicides of youths. Though we know that bullying usually isn’t the cause, many can understand that this […]
posted by admin on Bullying, Bullying prevention, Bullying Prevention Month, Cyber Safety, Cyberbullying, cyberbullying prevention, Cybersafety, Internet Safety
Even though October is National Bullying Prevention Month, not everyone is getting the memo. Tragic news continues to surface following Rebecca Sedwick’s tragic suicide in Florida last month. Just last week, Jordan Lewis, a 15-year old boy from Illinois, committed suicide, leaving behind a note stating he was tired of life and overwhelmed by the […]