While we have made many positive strides towards recognizing cyberbullying as a real and serious problem for students, cyberbullying is still prevalent in our schools — one in five tweens (9-12 years old) report being cyberbullied, have cyberbullied others, or has witnessed cyberbullying. Cyberbullying can also be harder to detect than what we normally associate with bullying behavior. Rather […]
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At the beginning of summer, many of us were hopeful that the start of the school year would look closer to what life felt like pre-COVID. But now that we’re here, we still find ourselves in the middle of a pandemic, and to make matters worse, there is a new Delta variant adding to the mixed emotions
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While some September school routines have stayed the same – back to school shopping, extracurricular activities – others are new, such as COVID-19 safety protocols, and the return to in-person or virtual classes. We know the changes to this year’s routine can incur some anxiety for educators and children alike, so we’ve put together some resources to help educators navigate their way through this difficult time to help better support themselves and the children, particularly those
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It’s not very often that you walk by a millennial these days and not spot a tat or two on them. Have you ever seen someone with a semicolon tattoo on their body and wondered what it represents? In writing, a semicolon is used as a slight pause before continuing a sentence, rather than choosing to end a sentence with a
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R;pple, an online monitoring tool that flags harmful content relating to self-harm and suicide, announced today, to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, it has launched new technology to assist with suicide prevention. This new Google Chrome extension helps make the internet a safer place by redirecting those in crisis from harmful content online to mental
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Pimples, mood swings and dating – there’s no better way to sum up a teenager than that, right? We assume these are the only issues teens must endure, while the rest of us worry about paying the bills and working a 9 to 5 job. But here’s the hidden truth. Although teen problems may seem
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More than 700,000 people die by suicide every year globally, making it the fourth leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds. Although suicide prevention should be a continuous conversation, the month of September is devoted to suicide awareness, and to remind ourselves of the importance of mental health. With lockdowns and quarantines being the
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The murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Islamophobic attacks against Muslims in London, Hamilton, and Edmonton, and anti-Asian hate crimes – These incidents have erupted global attention to systemic racism during the pandemic. How can we be sure our children don’t fear being targeted by their religion, race or ethnicity going back to school
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Preparing kids to go back to school is not easy by all means. And when you think of it, why would it be? After an incredibly hard school year, many moms and dads are feeling confident about sending their children back to school. However, many are also skeptical about the challenges students will face as
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Come fall, kids will be back in school where they will have to face pandemic regulations and safeguarding practices including COVID-19 vaccines, social distancing, and mask-wearing. With children and parents having experienced major disruptions in their daily life, we are hopeful that opening schools will not only bring a little bit of normalcy back into
Going back to school after a year of remote learning can be very stressful for kids and parents. It’s safe to say that this year has had its fair shares of highs and lows when it comes to our mental, physical, emotional and even developmental wellbeing. With the return to school just around the corner, never have parents had such mixed feelings about this simple question – Do
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In this modern world we can do almost anything online, and even more so now since the pandemic – working remotely, virtual classes, shopping, banking, and connecting with friends. But because we are so dependent on the internet and our digital devices, if something goes wrong, we want to fix it right away… better yet, we
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