Stand Up To Bullying Day (Today!)
Bobby Cooper is proof that you don’t have to have been a target of bullying to be interested in what it does to others. The thing I love about Stand Up To Bullying Day is that it was conceived by a guy who had no real history with bullying. He’s a self described “cool guy” […]
Bullying is the “Elephant in the Room”
According to the news, parent’s of 15-year-old Canadian suicide victim, Ashkan Sultani, have decided that their son’s upcoming memorial will be a lesson in the tragic consequences of bullying. They want to stress prevention and compassion. School administrators fear that this will cause copycat suicides and would prefer to make it about suicide prevention. I […]
Cyber Bullying. Parents Need Info…and Experts Need Parents
Mayor seeks to stop cyber-bullying This meeting happened in Massachusetts but I recently went to one in the New York City area. Meetings like this need to happen everywhere and community by community there need to be parent meetings that clearly lay out the problem. Cyber bullying is 40% about technology and 60% about parenting […]
Bullying Advice from Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus speaks out about how it feels to be “bullied” by the press and paparazzi. People can judge and say she is so rich and famous, she has nothing to complain about…but she does have feelings. And if those feelings will help your child, especially daughter, feel they’re not alone, my advice is to […]
A Reminder About Unconditional Love on Valentine’s Day
All true love is unconditional. But sometimes that’s hard to remember when your child grows out of that cute stage or when they don’t fit in with their peers for some inexplicable reason. This is an “elephant in the room” conversation. Many parents are embarrassed when their child is the target of bullying. For some […]
OMG…YouTube Safety Mode…Alleluia!
I always thought it was a little weird that YouTube, one of the most fun parts of the internet for me, was clueless to the fact that there are actually children living on the planet. They got the memo! Check out YouTube’s new Safety Mode. Would love to hear what you think about it. The […]
Bullying, Cyber Bullying. Where Do We Start?
The Phoebe Prince story still has me reeling. And unfortunately it’s not the first suicide of a young teen that has had me perplexed, horrified and saddened. It’s so preventable… but where do we start? I have had two very good experiences in schools over the past week: one small Catholic elementary school and a […]
Helpful Links
Highly Recommended Overall, I found Common Sense Media and iKeepSafe to be the most comprehensive and most helpful on all things including online, video, cell, movies and television. Common Sense Media iKeepSafe The Department of Health and Human Resources developed the Stop Bullying Now site which covers more on “traditional” bullying: Stop Bullying Now Great […]
How Much Space Do We Allow in Cyberspace?
Over the decades, kids have seemed to find a place to have a good time that was all their own. Their own world. What we have now is a dilemma. Kids, I think, still need that space and for many it’s being online. Where are the lines? Legitimately, the suicide of 15-year old Phoebe Prince […]
Sexting 101 for Parents
Sexting. I can’t get my head around it. Why would kids do that? How do we handle it as a parent? When our babies were born, we didn’t look into their sweet little eyes and imagine that they would share photos of their birthday suits over a phone. Nancy Gifford, a former federal prosecutor in […]
