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October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
Forms of Bullying...
Have you ever bullied someone else? Think about why you did it and how you were feeling at the time. Did you want to make yourself feel better? Did you feel the need to be better than anyone else? Did hurting others really make you feel better? If so, WHY? You might think that others will like… - Read More
Are You Being Bullied? How to Deal with Bullies
If you’re being bullied there’s a lot you can do. While different tactics work for different people, the first thing you should do is try to work it out yourself. Depending on how bad the bullying is (and as long as you don’t feel at risk, scared or physically threatened) you might want to try and… - Read More
Hazing is a ritualistic test and a task involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a gang, club, military organization or other group. This can include physical (sometimes violent) or mental (possibly degrading) practices. It may seem like a right of… - Read More
In the sports world there is a fine line between competitive play and bullying. - Read More
Bullying Bystanders… Become Upstanders
Bystanders are kids and teens who witness bullying and cyberbullying in action, who stand by and watch, who videotape it and make it viral ... and WHO DO AND SAY NOTHING. Very often they don’t know what to do. They’re afraid of retaliation or fear that their own group will exclude them for helping… - Read More
Bullying in Schools | Change Your School Community
Anyone who goes to school knows all to well about bullying. In a national report, 1 in 6 students reported that they’ve either been the victim of some form of bullying or, witnessed others being bullied. And 1 in 8 have experienced bigotry and name calling. You’re not alone!!! It’s a reality and it… - Read More
When a kid of any age, up to 18 is threatened, humiliated, harassed, or humiliated via use of technology --- this is Cyber Bullying - a form of digital abuse. It’s harmful and it’s dangerous! - Read More
Harassment and Teen Dating Violence
Being a teenager is exciting, challenging, and confusing. Dating is one of the most awesome things about being a teen. Your teen years are a time when you find your place in the world, and are faced with a lot of challenges. - Read More
Have you seen others being bullied? How did it feel? What did you do? If you see others being bullied, you can help stop it. - Read More
International Suicide Prevention Resource
International Suicide Prevention Resource - Read More
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer bullying is alarming. Help put and end to LGBTQ bullying. - Read More
Suicide Is Not The Answer - Save A Life
Bullying and Cyberbullying can be difficult -- especially when it's happening to you. It hurts! Sometimes it's the most painful thing that can ever happen. But it's NEVER worth taking your life! - Read More
Weeks 1 - 7: RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
Definition: The ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals and groups. This includes communicating clearly, listening actively, cooperating, resisting inappropriate social pressure, negotiating conflict constructively, and seeking and offering help when needed. (www.casel.org)
The Why: Learning the skills necessary to have healthy relationships is critical to our happiness and success. As students will learn from both home and in person, building relationships early on will be crucial. Family relationships are also changing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope you find the resources, tips, and ideas helpful and you navigate social-emotional learning with your child.
As with any skill, mastery takes regular, intentional practice. Fortunately, the more confident and competent a young person becomes with the skills, the more “transferable” the skills will be. This means that these same skills will be more readily available down the road, in other situations, when your child encounters challenging social or work situations.
PARENT GUIDE TO RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
Click on the links below the pictures to access the lessons.
Relationship Skills for Weeks 1-7
Your relationship with YOURSELF is important! How are you taking care of YOU?
RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
Definition: A person’s ability to promote and maintain positive connections with others.
The Why: Learning the skills necessary to have healthy relationships is critical to our happiness and success.
This quarter, your child is learning various ways to improve their relationships with others so that he or she can accomplish tasks and succeed. As with any skill, mastery takes regular, intentional practice. Fortunately, the more confident and competent a young person becomes with the skills, the more “portable” the skills will be. This means that these same skills will be more readily available down the road, in other situations, when your child encounters challenging social or work situations.
Relationship Skills Lessons
Online Relationships
Over the past few weeks, many of us have experienced less face to face interaction with other humans. Our classes are moving online! This means many of you are moving online to fulfill your academic and social needs. But, remember! It is important to practice healthy relationships online. Here are some tips about your online school work and suggestions for your interactions with your peers.
- Treat all conversations as learning opportunities
- Read and reflect on the ideas of others
- Take time to read and understand an original post before commenting
- Use evidence and personal experiences to support opinions
- Express disagreement respectfully
- Encourage all community members to share their ideas.