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Bully-proof
your kids
– Oct. 11, 2011
- Fox News - Bullying can be physical,
verbal, or what is occurring more commonly,
cyberbullying. You want your children to be
comfortable talking to you, so keeping open
communication with your kids. Start routinely
talking about bullying. ...
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Survey: Most kids careful about online privacy – Oct. 10, 2011 - CBS News - Parents rank cyber-bullying among
their top concerns and now, a new survey reveals
that more young people are taking steps to protect
their digital reputations and prevent online
harassment. …
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Poll:
More than half of teens, young adults harassed
online
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Sept. 27, 2011
CNN -
More than half of all
teens and young adults say they have been bullied or
harassed online, according to the results of a new
poll on Internet behavior.
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Less physical harassment seen in schools using
bullying prevention program
Sept.
22, 2011 - School Library Journal -
Elementary schools that used a bullying prevention
program saw significantly less physical
harassment—as well as fewer teachers reporting that
fighting was a serious problem, says a new study by
the Social Development Research Group at the
University of Washington ...
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Is your child being cyberbullied?
- Sept.
16, 2011 - CBS News
- Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D, an associate
professor of criminal justice at the University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire, co-director of the
Cyberbullying Research Center ... offers
advice. ... Tips to help if your child is a
bully or a cyberbully's target …
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Common Sense Media launches national campaign to
help kids ...
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Sept. 12, 2011 - Businesswire - Common
Sense Media,...national nonprofit ... is tackling
the issue of cyberbullying with a new ... campaign.
“Stand up, Don’t Stand By” ... tools and information
... to help kids understand the role they play in
cyberbullying and develop the skills and confidence
to stop it. ...
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10 Websites you can trust with your kids
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Sept.8, 2011 - ABC News - Parents' growing
concerns about their kids' online security have led
to a profusion of new kid-centric sites. … ten sites
that cater to kids between the ages of 4 and 13 that
are worth considering …
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How to tell if your child's being cyber-bullied
– Aug. 24, 2011 – MSNBC – In the past year, a
million children were victims of cyber-bullying on
Facebook, according to a recently released Consumer
Reports survey. About 20 percent of students age 11
to 18 surveyed in 2010 by the Cyber-bullying
Research Center said they'd been cyber-bullied at
some point in their lives …
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Health tip: Is your child being cyber-bullied?
– Aug.9, 2011 - U.S. News & World Report (HealthDay News) --
Cyber-bullying involves harassing, threatening or
embarrassing young people through the use of
technology, such as computers (especially Facebook)
or cell phones. Avoiding social gatherings or not
wanting to go to school. ...
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Facebook can make teens sick, study says - Aug.
8, 2011 - PCWorld -
Facebook may be great for reconnecting
with old school friends, but for teens still in
school, it can often do more harm than good. That's
according to study findings presented over the
weekend at the American Psychological Association
convention by Dr. Larry Rosen …
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US Department of
Education to study state bullying laws
- June 16, 2011 - School
Transportation News
- In an effort to find what does and does not
work when it comes to combating bullying in schools,
the US Department of Education is in the process of
setting up a study on state bullying laws....
Earlier this month, the DOE's Office of Safe and
Drug-Free Schools along with NAPT unveiled two new
training modules to help the nation's school bus
drivers respond to and prevent bullying on board
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