In the absence of love and belonging, there is always suffering. – Brene Brown If you’ve ever been excluded, you know what a powerful and negative impact it has on the soul. If you were excluded as a child, you…
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Dear Elementary PTA President (a.k.a. Superhero in Mom Jeans – or Dad Sneakers), Schools wouldn’t be a community without you and we need strong communities to help raise resilient, happy kids. Thank you for stepping up. Without your efforts to…
Remember Harold Kushner’s best-selling book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People? Sometimes those “people” are our children. It would be wonderful if we lived in a state of nirvana but, unfortunately, we have to function in the real world…
Common Sense Media came up with a great list of Facebook alternatives. A growing problem for parents is how to say “No” to Facebook but “Yes” to social media. We have to get together on this, parents. Safety in numbers….
Not So Kid-Friendly Web Sites Think about this. It’s CRAZY young kids on NICK.com (often 10 and under) can link to REALLY inappropriate games on AddictingGames.com (owned by Nickelodeon’s parent company?!). To be fair, I don’t want to pick on…
Can we discuss one of the most insidious of all bullying tactics? Not giving eye contact. Yep. If you’ve ever been on the receiving end, you know what I mean. It’s a message that you’re not worthy. And when done…
Many bullying experts believe that empowering bystanders to step in is the key to improving bullying situations. This makes great sense but it’s still very complicated and not a “one size fits all” or “one size fits all ages” answer….