Note to Readers: I’m posting a blog by Marjie Knudsen below. I rarely do guest blogs but loved this one. Marjie is a writer who focuses on issues to enhance the relationship between children and the people in their lives. She’s also a huge advocate of Positive Psychology and emotional and social intelligence for children [...]

REALITY CHECK: One survey found that half of three thousand U.S. children surveyed during the previous six months said they or someone they know had been victims or guilty of cyberbullying. Talk to your kids and monitor that computer! Our kids are called the “Net Generation” and for good reason. After all, this is the [...]

It’s a whole new world and with so many new issues to face when it comes to child rearing these day. Let’s face it, June Clever didn’t have to deal with worrisome parenting challenges such online safety, predators and cyberbullying. One thing is for sure, the Internet is here to stay. It has also become [...]

Are you ready to be google bombed? Why you must read Sue Scheff’s story Michele Borba First off, a little disclosure: a few weeks ago I admit to being absolutely clueless about Sue Scheff’s infamous defamation case. (I know, I know, my head must have been buried in the sand to miss all the news [...]

Michele Borba   REALITY CHECK A survey of 3,700 middle school age students found that nearly a quarter of the eighth-graders said they were bullied online in a two-month period. Nearly half of 3,000 middle schoolers surveyed knew someone who was a victim or guilty of cyber-bullying in the last six months. Talk to your [...]