In honor of National Adoption Month Arming adopted kids with answers to insensitive queries about adoption Research on how adopted kids turn out (just fine thank you!) Adopting Parenting Are Special For every parent who has adopted a child, I honor you. Adopting parents are a special breed and research proves it. Studies show that most parents [...]

What to do if your child receives cyber-threats or you suspect cyberbullying “A number of middle school students—including my daughter–are receiving vicious anonymous emails and text messages from peers. The school sent a letter home describing the problem as “cyberbullying.” What do I do to help my daughter? When do I worry? Do I call [...]

Red flags that a child may be cyber bullied or harassed electronically Over the last few months we’ve read about horrific tragedies – bullycides — that appear prompted by relentless peer bullying. One child tragically ending their young life due to vicious peer cruelty is one child is too many. So let’s get savvy about electronic [...]

What to say and do if you suspect bullying to help your child feel and be safe I know you’ve heard about bullying, but it’s a heart-stopping moment when you know it happened to your own child. If your child is bullied it means that peers are intentionally causing her pain. A bully can “attack” [...]

8 reasons kids bully to help you determine why a child is using aggressive behaviors so you can turn it around It’s not easy to know that your child is bullying. It’s hard to admit that your kid is using aggression. But to allow bullying behaviors to continue will be disastrous to your child’s character, [...]