Ask your child to help choose the outfits for the first week of school. Let your child wear his or her favourite outfit on the first day. Together with your child, pack up the school bag the night before, including treats. For younger children who are nervous about separating, suggest tak...
01 March, 2021Adolescent SexualityBullyingsexual assaultsexual harassment Talk to your children about sexual assault. I know an amazing dad who successfully navigates conversations about sex and relationships. He stays on top of parenting issues that center on ...
Even if you get countless eye rolls, focus on the main course, which is the connection with your children. Bullying Cyberbullying: It's Poisonous Hannah Leib LCSW on May 26, 2023 A Personal Perspective: I was cyberbullied as a teenager back in 2010. Now in 2023, I am here to he...
How to help your child develop the skills to stand up to bullying behavior -- and how to keep your child from engaging in bullying behavior, online and IRL.
years now, I've supported the NSPCC charity and I also support ChildLine, who I think do some fantastic work. I've run marathons to raise funds for the charity and I act as a kind of celebrity ambassador for ChildLine.Which of the anti-bullying campaigns are you now involved with?I...
Bullying often occurs among those who crave power or authority. This is because they find getting power in social situations more alluring since they lack it in their individual lives. These people would rather deal with others only when it suits them. They turn to bullying if things and circu...
While some events are clear bullying and warrant parental involvement, most incidents fall in a gray area. Many incidents today get called “bullying” but are really kids being mean, rude, or insensitive. There are no tidy answers, but I do know this:Not every problem your child faces will...
Read about a New Central Mass. group that aims to help young women navigate social media, texting and cyber-bullying. https://www.baystateparent.com/news/20200310/giving-girls-tools-for-online-world March 21, 20200 Parents: Here’s why you should play video games with your kids ...
When it comes to things that lead to child abuse, bullying, substance abuse and relevant subjects that need to be addressed, Todd James Myers has done so in a powerful story based on his life,The Fall. I love taking time to observe people in their natural state because it allows me to...
“rational” minds overrule our instincts. In short, we don’t listen to the “fight-or-flight” instinct that we all have, and tell ourselves things like, “Well, he’s a friend, so he couldn’t possibly be molesting my child,” when, again, the truth of the matter is that the ...