During the COVID-19 pandemic, with adolescents likely to use digital platforms even more for both personal or educational purposes, there could be a concurrent increase in cyberbullying. Adolescents may suffer
but their action does not directly influence the situation. For instance, it is considered passive for the teacher to only tell the victim what to do: be more assertive, cope with this on your own, or avoid the perpetrator (Troop
Kids in schools across Canada learn to deal with bullying by using their WITS (walk away, ignore, talk it out and seek help). The first two strategies are all about removing yourself from the situation. “Kids who are intent on bullying often pick kids who are responsive,” says Bonnie ...
Administrators should establish clear anti-bullying policies and provide counseling services where students can seek help anonymously. Peer support groups and mental health awareness campaigns can foster empathy and resilience among students. Educators should be trained to recognize signs of distress and ...
A recent viral video of a group of pre-teen kids bullying and berating an elderly bus monitor showed us just how pervasive it is in society for children and teens to be rude and disrespectful to adults. Sadly, this kind of behavior from kids is everywhere, and it only seems to...
in knowing others face similar struggles. Local and online support groups for issues like anxiety and depression are valuable resources, but it's essential to ensure these spaces are safe and moderated. Help your teen to identify trustworthy communities and seek help from a trusted adult if ...
Another factor that intrigued us is cyberbullying. A review of literature on this topic concluded that cyberbully is prevalent on the Internet and some 11.2% to 56.9% of Chinese adolescents reported experiences of cyberbullying victimization, the second-highest median rate among nine nations surveyed...
And I tell parents, and I talk about good digital citizenship, and this is again with cyberbullying and other trolling things that we've now seen. I tell parents, here's the basic thing that I suggest, before you let your children have that privilege of that device which you're paying...
sacred duty to promote the peaceful development of the world. It is committed to an independent foreign policy of peace, and is willing to engage in friendly cooperation with other countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and will never pursue hegemony or seek ...
Bullying As adults, we assume that bullying was a phase of life, where the older kids would bully juniors and give them a hard time in high school. Wrong, bullying happens every day and nowadays there is even cyber bullying where someone doesn’t even have to be near you to intimidate ...