by admin | Dec 1, 2017 | Digital Parenting
The problem of parenting in the digital age occurs when parents don’t know enough about both their children and the websites they inhabit. Learning about the technology your children use on a daily basis will give you a deeper insight into their lives. Teaching...
by admin | Nov 14, 2017 | Cyberbullying
In this digital age of online harassment, no one is safe from cyberbullying anymore: 41% of adults have faced online harassment while “1.7 million children have reported being cyberbullied in one school year alone.” We’ve entered an age of faux anonymity that has lead...
by admin | Nov 13, 2017 | Civility
November 13, 2017 is World Kindness Day which is a great time to emphasize the importance of humanity towards each other. At the same time, it’s a bit sad that we have to remind people to simply be nice to one another. In my book, Shame Nation: The Global...
by admin | Oct 28, 2017 | Bullying prevention
Let’s start November off with a clear understanding that no one has to tolerate hate in any form, whether it’s online or off. About: The first Wednesday of every November – this year, Wednesday, November 1, 2017 – will be known as National...
by admin | Oct 17, 2017 | Cyberbullying
With the rise of online cruelty, cyberbullying is literally killing young people. Bullycide is now a word we are dealing with in this generation – death by humiliation. Recently I chatted with Dr. Robyn Silverman about talking with our kids and teens about...
by admin | Oct 11, 2017 | Cyberbullying
Children have the right to be protected from being hurt and mistreated, physically or mentally, they have a right to privacy. We all share a collective responsibility to guarantee these rights are enforced and enable children and young people to play, learn, develop,...
by admin | Oct 3, 2017 | Cyberbullying
It’s no longer about a simple mean tweet or harsh comment, we are now dealing with verbal violence and cyber-harassment. Shame Nation: The Global Epidemic of Online Hate (Sourcebooks) is finally here, make no mistake about it, we’re all a click away from...
by admin | Oct 1, 2017 | Cyberbullying
Girls can be mean. Kids can be mean. Adults are no different – sadly. No one is immune to bullying but everyone has the ability to be kind. We have heard a lot about mean girls, almost to exhaustion, yet it doesn’t make it go away or even get better. ...
by admin | Sep 29, 2017 | Cyberbullying
October is National Cyberbullying Awareness and Prevention Month. There are many forms of online cruelty. As I continue to write about bullying and cyberbullying, it never ceases to amaze me how many different ways people have discovered to hate others — whether...
by admin | Sep 26, 2017 | Cyberbullying
Today almost everyone, not only teenagers, are connected to social media. A Pew Research Center study found that 92 percent of U.S. teenagers use social networks at least once a day, with 24 percent reporting that they are online “almost constantly.”...
