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Helping Your Child Deal with Rumors
Your child comes home from school feeling sad, embarrassed,
and angry. After probing, you find out your child has been the victim of untrue
rumors being spread about him. Why is this happening? How can you support your
child through this? How can your child prove something didn’t happen…when it
didn’t happen? There are steps to take when dealing with rumors and gossip.First, find out where the rumors started. Ask your
child if she knows how the rumors started? Does she know the child/ren wh
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Oct 4th 2022
You’ve Just Learned Your Child is Being Bullied… What Can You Do?
It’s heartbreaking to learn your child has been the victim of bullying. No matter how you learned this information, be thankful you have it. We sat down with school counselor Jennifer Licate, author of the new easy-read chapter book He’s Not Just Teasing! and the Navigating Friendships book series, for steps parents can follow when they find out their child is being bullied.Q: After the initial shock of finding out your child is being bullied, what do you suggest a parent sho
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Oct 20th 2020
On Being a Bully Bystander
Though the world of education always remains vigilant to the negative effects of bullying on our students, the month of October brings with it a renewed focus on awareness, action, and advocacy. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, a month devoted to prevention, intervention, and spreading awareness. Great strides have been made in our crusade against bullying in schools in recent years, but we still have progress to make. The National Center for Educational Statistics reported i
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Oct 5th 2020