The Growth Chart: Growing Kids, Growing Parents
What's New Under the Sun? Kids, Adults & Social Media Part VI: Let the Voices Be Heard
What was once a (comparatively benign) comment on the bathroom wall is now atwitter for all to see. How do today’s teens deal with the exponential nature of such harassment? Many stand strong by using their voices for good.
In this cyber-age, meanness and bullying have been propelled to a whole new level. So how do today’s teens deal with the exponential nature of such harassment? Many stand strong by using their voices for good. Recently, two young women shared their stories with me. I’ve chosen to use pseudonyms, in part to protect these women from further harassment, but also because their stories represent those of countless others. As an eighth grader, Laurel was sitting in art class when a girl said, “Hey, Laurel! I’m not sure if you know but someone made a ‘MySpace’ about you ...” At home, Laurel typed in the link the girl gave her: “Laureleatstoomuch.” What she saw broke her heart and is with her even now, in her college years. "It scarred me to …
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Donna J. Noble
12:12 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
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