Do you have a child who is being bullied or harassed at school?

Do you have a child who is being bullied or harassed at school? Has the response of the school done nothing to stop this harm? (There is no evidence that what most schools are doing is effectively addressing this concern.)

Be Positively Powerful: An Empowerment Plan for Teens Who Are Bullied or Harassed is a new book by Nancy Willard. In this book, teens can learn seven powerful, positive approaches to become empowered even in the face of being treated badly. Parents can use these approaches with younger children.

Nancy is an internationally recognized authority on bullying and seeks to empower those who are being bullied and their parents. Her book is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2E8fT2R

Instagram is taking steps to protect children

Instagram is taking steps to protect children, changing its rules on "self-harm" posts.
Read more: https://www.nbc-2.com/story/39938130/how-instagram-is-taking-steps-to-protect-your-kids

Teens and Social Media

Special issue on bystanders in online aggression published

Dear researchers, colleagues, and readers interested in internet-related research, Bystanders witnessing online aggression can make a difference - if they choose to intervene. Read the special issue devoted to these important actors in online world published at the end of 2018. The issue was edited by Hana Machackova (Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia), Jan Pfetsch (Technische Universität, Berlin, Germany), and Georges Steffgen (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg). The issue contains 6 articles: a systematic review focused on the personal and contextual factors which may facilitate or inhibit the bystanders’ actions; empirical elaboration on the participant roles of cyberbullying; studies grasping the specificity of online aggression and its impact on bystanders’ responses; investigation of negativity and aggression in celebrity-news articles and following readers’ discussions; and a study providing evidence about negative consequences of bystanders’ experiences. We believe the issue presents a unique collection of new  insights in this timely research field. Enjoy the reading! Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace https://cyberpsychology.eu IF (2017): 1.400 SJR (2017): 0.774 ISSN: 1802-7962   The issue content: Editorial: Special issue on bystanders of online aggression Hana Machackova, Jan Pfetsch and Georges Steffgen Article 1 A systematic literature review of factors that moderate bystanders’ actions in cyberbullying Fernando Domínguez-Hernández, Lars Bonell and Alejandro Martínez-González   Article 2 Who is involved in cyberbullying? Latent class analysis of cyberbullying roles and their associations with aggression, self-esteem, and empathy Anja Schultze-Krumbholz, Markus Hess, Jan Pfetsch and Herbert Scheithauer   Article 3: Bystanders of bullying: Social-cognitive and affective reactions to school bullying and cyberbullying Rhea-Katharina Knauf, Heike Eschenbeck, and Michael Hock   Article 4: ”Do I really need to help?!” Perceived severity of cyberbullying, victim blaming, and bystanders’ willingness to help the victim Christina Koehler and Mathias Weber   Article 5: Joining the clash or refusing to bash? Bystanders reactions to online celebrity bashing Gaëlle Ouvrein, Charlotte J.S. De Backer and Heidi Vandebosch Article 6: The moderation of empathy in the longitudinal association between witnessing cyberbullying, depression, and anxiety Michelle F. Wright, Sebastian Wachs and Bridgette D. Harper

5 Ways to Block Porn on Your Kid's Devices | Common Sense Media

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https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/5-ways-to-block-porn-on-your-kids-devices

As "Fortnite" Blows Up, Parents Need to Up Their Game

A new survey confirms what most parents already know: Kids are going crazy for "Fortnite." Here are some practical tips to manage it. By Sierra Filucci 12/5/2018

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/as-fortnite-blows-up-parents-need-to-up-their-game%20

School counselors: Overuse of word 'bullying' problematic

Source: https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/school-counselors-overuse-of-word-bullying-problematic/1569729905