There is no better source on cyberbullying than the Cyberbullying Research Center, at least in the US. And this month, National Bullying Prevention Month in the US, CRC, in partnership with Cartoon Network, released data on a whole new group of kids: 9-to-12-year-olds. It may surprise you that we know very little about tweens’ experiences with cyberbullying. But that’s because of COPPA, the … [Read more...] about Finally! Solid cyberbullying data on tweens
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How to choose (or make!) an anti-bullying video that helps
Recently a graduate student was given the assignment to find videos on YouTube that are "helpful to kids in confronting bullying." The criteria given the student were: Make sure the video… 1. presents accurate information about both the problem and what bullying is (sometimes behavior's just rude or mean, not bullying) 2. is made by kids for kids 3. shows kids standing up for … [Read more...] about How to choose (or make!) an anti-bullying video that helps
Cartoon Network does anti-bullying *intelligently*
Cartoon Network, which is more the middle-schoolers' network than any TV network, plans to involve that key demographic in the fight against bullying. In the fall, it teams up with CNN to launch "an ambitious campaign to enlist them as foot soldiers in the fight against bullying," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. What I think they mean by "ambitious" is really smart: in several ways: … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network does anti-bullying *intelligently*