Source:Time Online- Health and Family Section By: Alexandra Sifferlin Brothers and sisters fight, but when the bickering evolves into physical or emotional abuse, it’s bullying. Ordinary arguments over toys and who gets the front seat are one thing, but a recent study from researchers at the University of New Hampshire reports that aggression between siblings […]
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Sexual Assualt and Online Bullying Turn Deadly for One Saratoga Teen Girl
April 12, 2013 
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A unesscesary tragedy occurred September 10, 2012, when 15 yr old Saratoga High School student Audrie Pott took her own life after suffering sexual assault and online humiliation at the hands of her attackers. Her parents had no knowledge of the assault on their 15-year-old daughter at the time she took her life but learned […]
Continue readingWhy Fighting Back is not the Answer to Bullying
November 6, 2012 2 Comments
By Carrie Goldman, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Carrie Goldman is the author of Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear. Follow her on Facebook or Twitter. Educators and legislators are under pressure to prevent bullying, and many schools are implementing programs such as A Classroom […]
Continue readingAnti-bullying Campaign Targets Parents
August 7, 2012 1 Comment
Starting in October of 2012, a series of print and web ads, targeting parents, will run with the message: Teach your kids to put a stop to bullying. The ads are a joint effort by the Ad Council, a non-profit that produces and distributes public service announcements, and the Free to Be…You and Me foundation. […]
Continue reading“Bully”-New Documentary That Addresses Serious Problem For Adolescents
March 13, 2012 0 Comments
Making the rounds of the festival circuit and personal preview events is a new movie that addresses the prevalence of bullying. The documentary, “Bully”, is 92 minute character driven film that takes a look at the lives of kids who get bullied. Filmed over the 2009/2010 academic school year, the film shows that bullying transcends […]
Continue readingYour Kids May Be Tweeting
February 23, 2012 2 Comments
In the United States alone Facebook.com has over 155 million users, with the largest percentage represented by the 25-34 age group. This may be why more and more teens are also beginning to use Twitter.com. According to a survey conducted in July 2011 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 12- to 17-year olds […]
Continue readingNew Study: Blogging Can Help Teens with Social Anxiety
January 10, 2012 2 Comments
We have all heard the phrase “Get it off your chest,” encouraging one to talk about what is troubling or concerning them. With the advent of the computer age and all of the social media that has followed, this phrase has become much easier to follow, on a regular basis. Sites like Facebook and Twitter […]
Continue readingTeen Anonymity of Online Environment Leads to Perverse Discourse
August 23, 2011 0 Comments
Even wonder how your teen could possibly spend so much time online? Maybe your teen’s witty nature comes alive on Facebook, maybe your teen feels more comfortable discussing personal issues when its not in person, whatever it may be, it may also be likely that your child is engaging in in discourse that you may find […]
Continue readingCalifornia Law Updated to Include Cyberbullying by Students Through Social Networking Sites
July 15, 2011 0 Comments
Bullying in school has been an issue for as long as anyone can remember. Each and every parent had their own method of teaching their child how to deal with this inevitable right of passage. “ignore them” or “be a man and stand up to them” was often advised by parents. Whatever technique was preferred, you could rest assured that […]
Continue readingWhite House to Hold Conference on Bullying
March 4, 2011 0 Comments
Teen Talk will be following all developments related to this upcoming White House Conference on Bullying Prevention. Check back next week for more information. “WASHINGTON – On Thursday, March 10, President Obama, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services will welcome students, parents, teachers and others to The White House […]
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