A study in the journal Pediatrics found that youths who were bullied in fifth grade had a higher risk of developing depression symptoms by seventh grade, and of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana abuse by 10th grade, compared with peers who weren't bullied. The findings were based on 2004 to 2011 data involving nearly 4,300 children in Birmingham, Alabama, Los Angeles and Houston.
Privacy concerns have been raised when a new Illinois state law went into effect on January 1 that can force students to hand over their social media login credentials to their school if school and state officials believe it can help prevent hostile online behavior...
Privacy concerns have been raised when a new Illinois state law went into effect on January 1 that can force students to hand over their social media login credentials to their school if school and state officials believe it can help prevent hostile online behavior...
An excellent handout on bullying behaviors for parents was recently made available to download from the Glenview Elementary School in Oakland, California.
An excellent handout on bullying behaviors for parents was recently made available to download from the Glenview Elementary School in Oakland, California.
After years of selling cookies the old-fashioned way, the Girl Scouts are about to go digital, bringing their sales to the internet. The move to allow troopers to have a digital presence and sell cookies online was announced recently by the national organization, and has been met with mixed emotions by parents, officials within the organization and privacy advocates...
After years of selling cookies the old-fashioned way, the Girl Scouts are about to go digital, bringing their sales to the internet. The move to allow troopers to have a digital presence and sell cookies online was announced recently by the national organization, and has been met with mixed emotions by parents, officials within the organization and privacy advocates...
Twitter, one of the most widely used social networks, has until now had few ways for reporting harassment and abuse by users. They have recently rolled out new tools in attempt to control vitriolic or abusive messages its members send to each other...
Twitter, one of the most widely used social networks, has until now had few ways for reporting harassment and abuse by users. They have recently rolled out new tools in attempt to control vitriolic or abusive messages its members send to each other...
Knowing that bullying is becoming more and more pervasive, it is disheartening to find that a new study shows bullying may actually be affecting children's brains...
Knowing that bullying is becoming more and more pervasive, it is disheartening to find that a new study shows bullying may actually be affecting children's brains...