Don’t underestimate the impact of cyberbullying on your child. Take it very seriously. Don’t play the incident down. To your child this is a very big moment in their lives. Explain to your child that this is not his fault. There is nothing anyone can do or say to make him deserve to be bullied…
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Usually, the parents are the last to know that their children are being bullied online. Many children keep this secret from their families and suffer in silence due to the embarrassment and shame involved. To find out more about cyberbullying and how it is different from physical bullying, please see the article here. Signs that…
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Often, when working with parents, I get the question “How do we teach our children about something this complex?” Many say that they don’t know where to start. They may feel inadequate or “technologically challenged”. If these thoughts have run through your mind; don’t worry. You are not alone. Parenting expert, Donna Tetreault, has a…
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We’ve all seen American movies where someone dials 911 in an emergency and an operator answers to send help. This number is for America only. Other countries have different emergency numbers, for example: In South Africa, the emergency number is 10111 In the United Kingdom, the emergency number is 999 In Australia, the emergency number…
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