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With this teen texting study, only the methodology was news

September 12, 2013

By Anne Collier The methodology for a just-released study about teens and texting was new, but the findings don’t seem to break much new ground – unless the news

Challenging ‘Internet safety’ as a subject to be taught

September 4, 2013

By Anne Collier “Way back” in 2008 – at least a decade after “online safety” was starting to be seen as a subject that needed to be taught to

‘The Kids Are (mostly) All Right’ when it comes to privacy and bullying

August 23, 2013

“Telephone Hour” from Bye Bye Birdie, circa 1963 This post is adapted from one that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News The question of “what’s the

The anonymity factor

August 18, 2013

By Anne Collier A sidebar to the first and second parts to what has turned out to be a series on digital bullying & self-harm: Although anonymity has long been a source

Reflexive responses to digital bullying & self-harm not helpful

August 17, 2013

By Anne Collier Readers, as new information has emerged in the UK’s recent teen suicide case, I felt it might be useful to you if I pull together several years’

UK’s teen suicide tragedy: Problems, solutions

August 8, 2013

By Anne Collier The UK has seen too much social cruelty this past week, and now tragedy as well, with the suicide of 14-year-old Hannah Smith. Though there has been plenty of

Cyberbullying in grades 3-5: Important study

July 23, 2013

By Anne Collier Rare is the opportunity to get insights into cyberbullying in elementary school because most US research has focused on youth aged 12 and up. The

Kids these days: ‘Better than we were,’ the President says

July 20, 2013

By Anne Collier President Obama gave a preliminary statement last Sunday right after the jury gave its verdict in the Trayvon Martin case, but then after watching the

Justin Patchin: Holding parents responsible for their child’s bullying

June 18, 2013

Guest post by Justin W. Patchin Justin Patchin Without a doubt, parents have a duty to do their part to ensure that their kids do not bully others. They need to regularly

A fresh look at ‘Netiquette’

August 24, 2011

By Anne Collier Words like “manners” and “etiquette” usually make kids’ eyeballs roll. So it’s important – as we all move thousands of