It’s National Bully Prevention Awareness Month, as well as, Stop Cyber Bullying Month. These prevention awareness months may mean nothing to us as adults, but they might mean something to your children. When we were kids, there were bullies. They were on the playground, on the bus, or on our walk home from school. And when we finally got to our homes, our safe zones, we could shut the door and they were gone, until the next day (or perhaps … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and you are probably already making plans to visit friends and family. The kids are off from school, and you are looking forward to not having routines and school activities. Even though you sense peacefulness at this time without the hubbub, your child may not. Your child did not leave their “world” behind at school. Their world is increasingly the life they have online. It is the texts, the emails, the Face Book, and … Continue reading →

The ‘Speak Up Stop Bullying’ campaign was recently launched to help change lives and make children safe from bullying. To guide concerned parents on how to take action against bullying once they have signed the pledge, TrueCare offers easy steps parents can follow on a daily basis to engage their children and proactively fight bullying. Discussion. Discussion. Discussion. Parents must have a good understanding about what’s going on in their kids’ online worlds. Since social networking has become a daily … Continue reading →

In March, Facebook introduced a social reporting tool to help protect users from offensive content that is posted on the site. The social reporting tool allows users to report an inappropriate photo, wall post or other type of content, and send a pre-formatted message to the poster asking to take it down. Users can also unfriend or block people who continually harass them or post hateful content. This tool is especially helpful in protecting kids from cyberbullying. Cyberbullying has become … Continue reading →