Last fall I wrote a about series about how parents, teachers, students and our community can become cyber-shields for our kids — teaching digital citizenship and implementing cyberbullying prevention skills and comforting those that have been harmed by online harassment. This was a collaboration with Mike Miles, Social Media Manager at SmartSign, who created the #TakeNoBullies campaign.
Currently I am working again with Mike Miles, on a new series about how everyone can be mentors to our kids, and people in the lives of our children can become cyber-arms — that extra layer of protection. We are exploring how coaches, from sports teams to martial arts, are not only teaching our children an activity – they offer much more!
I relate to like when you are driving in the car and though we always wear our seat belts, I was reminded last week, when I had to stop suddenly I automatically swung my arm across my friend’s chest area — as if protecting her from going forward. It was that extra arm of protection. She laughed – as she recalled, we all did that with our kids when they were younger – and still do!
We started the series with a person that everyone remembers from school, your Librarian! Mike interviewed a wonderful librarian in North Carolina and I shared how a local Ponte Vedra Beach Librarian brought magic into her libraries.
