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It’s Digital Citizenship Week

October 17 – 21 is Digital Citizenship Week – a time to highlight the importance of helping kids, families, and teachers navigate our 24/7 digital world. Our friends at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have a wealth of information and resources for parents, educators, and those in youth serving organizations for Digital …
Shining a Light on Bullying: National Bullying Prevention Month

National Bullying Prevention Month brings together parents, adults, and children each October to shine a light on bullying and how we can collectively put an end to it. In partnership with The Monique Burr Foundation for Children (MBF), we have created a guide to all things bullying and how you can take part in …
Top Tips for Combating Cyberbullying

According to our friends at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, “Cyberbullying is the use of technology to tease, humiliate, threaten and/or harass someone.” Cyberbullying can take place through text messaging or social media. Cyberbullies might send mean comments, post embarrassing photos, or share private information about someone to humiliate or mock them …
How We React and Respond Makes a Difference

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma have become a definitive part in how we address healing, in both children and adults. Educators are tasked to consider the traumas their students have experienced and how that might influence how they teach and interact with students. Those in healthcare are opening their eyes to the correlation between …
Is Your After School Activity Topnotch?

After school activities serve as childcare, enrichment, tutoring, or engagement in sports. Whatever their purpose, parents and caregivers rely on these activities to keep their kids safe. Some parents will ask the tough questions (what training your staff has in child sexual abuse prevention, what is your code of conduct, how do you handle reports …