From The Blaze: Sexting, or sending sexual text messages to friends, is a surprisingly common phenomenon among the youth. As of 2009, about 20% of teens admitted to “sexting,” according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. In the New York Times, there‘s a sad and shocking story of how sexting altered one young girl’s life. She was [...]

Hayden’s ATA in Kendallville has been going around Noble County talking about Verbal Self-Defense. Your child may have been exposed to this great program through a local school or library. Check out the link above for a parent course from the creators of Verbal Judo for Children and this link for an online booklet about verbal self-defense.

From Mashable.com: Justin Bieber has teamed up with MTV and Facebook to take a stand against cyberbullying. The teen star called for young people to post an action to MTV’s Draw Your Line, a virtual map and support forum that tracks efforts to stop digital abuse. To spur participation, Bieber is offering a chance to win one of 14 prizes just by [...]

Kendallville, IN – On February 9th concerned parents and students are leading an effort to bring more awareness to the problem of bullying in Noble County. Local parent, Robyn Funk has partnered with the Noble Bully Project and Miss Limberlost, Vicki McKee, to bring awareness to this growing problem. “I want to help our community understand the problem. I don’t [...]