Mar 4, 2011
By Anne Collier Delete them, plain and simple. That’s what criminology professor Justin Patchin at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire advises teens in his blog. Parents, this is not what you’ll hear from law enforcement people or school personnel...
Feb 14, 2011
By Anne Collier When I read “6 parenting rules for raising a critical thinker” by parent, author and child advocate Marjie Knudsen – who I had the pleasure of meeting last fall at the International Bullying Prevention Association conference in Seattle – I...
Feb 12, 2011
By Anne Collier I don’t think research on this exists, but it looks like a lot of schools are still laboring under the misconception that they can’t do anything about bullying among students that’s “off-campus” because online. School...
Oct 27, 2010
By Anne Collier There are more similarities than differences between cyberbullying and digital dating abuse, it appears, so let’s be clear on what they are. The main difference is pretty obvious: A cyberbullying situation usually involves at least two people who...
Oct 1, 2010
Two prominent stories about anti-gay cruelty, one concerning a tragic suicide, point to an urgent need for us all to act – demonstrate kindness and create a culture of respect in families, schools, and online communities! The need for it is urgent. By Anne...
Sep 28, 2010
By Anne Collier If your kid’s like mine (and has a cellphone), s/he is getting text messages all the time. What you might want to check on with him or her is whether it’s all the time from one person. If it is, there could be some good reasons for this...
