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 [...]

Just released, Mouse Mail is a program that parents can use to monitor their children’s emails and text messages. Check out this story about the new product. – USA Today Story Also check out the Mouse Mail Website!

At the Indiana Youth Institute’s recent conference I was introduced to an great, inexpensive, program to help you and your children deal with cyber bullying online. Cyber Bullying Alert is a program you can download and install to your computer. When your child feels that they are being bullied online they can click on the Alert button in the toolbar [...]

By Janelle Walker For The Courier-News Dec 8, 2010 8:28PM CARPENTERSVILLE — Bullies, according to one fifth-grader at Lakewood Elementary School, are people who don’t feel good about themselves, so they pick on other people. Martial arts, such as those demonstrated to the school’s physical education classes this week, can help those bullies find self-confidence and self-control so they don’t feel the [...]

Cyber Security Tips describe and offer advice about common security issues for non-technical computer users. Dealing with Cyber bullies Bullies are now taking advantage of technology to intimidate and harass their victims. Dealing with cyberbullying can be difficult, but there are steps you can take. Read the whole article here: http://latest-tech-news-updates.blogspot.com/2010/12/cyber-bullies-security-tips.html

Ninth grade was supposed to be a fresh start for Marie’s son: new school, new children. Yet by last October, he had become withdrawn. Marie prodded. And prodded again. Finally, he told her. “The kids say I’m saying all these nasty things about them on Facebook,” he said. “They don’t believe me when I tell them I’m not on Facebook.” But [...]

If you attended Panther University at Avilla School on November 30th or your child was in a presentation at North Side or Albion Elementary you’ll have heard about Verbal Judo and Verbal Self Defense. Teaching children to deal with verbal confrontations properly is very important when dealing with bullies. I mentioned a few different Car Talks you can do with your children and I [...]

You can make the difference in someone’s life by not being silent! You can make the difference by standing up for others. Watch this powerful video!

Check out what Justin Bieber says about bullying!

By LISA BELKIN (http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/how-parents-can-prevent-bullying/) September 19: Billy Lucas, age 15, of Greensburg, Indiana, hanged himself from the rafters of his family’s barn. September 19: Seth Walsh, 13, of Tahachapi, California, hanged himself from a tree in his yard. September 22; Tyler Clementi, 18, a Rutgers University freshman, jumped off the George Washington Bridge in New York City. September 23: Asher Brown, [...]