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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Monday, November 5, 2012
IPA, A Great School Safety Resource, Part II
Illinois Principals Association
The Illinois Principals Association is a school administration organization that advocates for, and represents Illinois educators. Part of that advocacy is professional development (PD). One of the methods they use to develop skill sets in their clientele is the Ed Leaders Network.
Michael Dorn, Executive Director of Safe Havens, International, has developed a couple of courses for the Ed Leaders Network.
The second course is Permission to Live.
This course provides an introduction to the historical background and research behind the idea of allowing school personnel to take whatever measures they need to do to keep themselves, and their children safe. This includes the radical idea of allowing any staff member to initiate a safety protocol, including lockdowns.
It is definitely worth a look!
The Illinois Principals Association is a school administration organization that advocates for, and represents Illinois educators. Part of that advocacy is professional development (PD). One of the methods they use to develop skill sets in their clientele is the Ed Leaders Network.
Michael Dorn, Executive Director of Safe Havens, International, has developed a couple of courses for the Ed Leaders Network.
The second course is Permission to Live.
This course provides an introduction to the historical background and research behind the idea of allowing school personnel to take whatever measures they need to do to keep themselves, and their children safe. This includes the radical idea of allowing any staff member to initiate a safety protocol, including lockdowns.
It is definitely worth a look!
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Violent Content Leads to Sleep Problems for Kids
American Academy of Pediatrics
Any parent with a child old enough to speak has no doubt endured many sleepless nights as the result of bad dreams. Sometimes there’s a monster hiding in the closet. Other times there are bugs crawling underneath the bed, or a witch lurking in the hallway.
Countless observational studies have reported an association between media and sleep problems in children. But a new study published Monday in the American Academy of Pediatrics now purports a causal relationship between violent or inappropriate media and poor sleep.
The study’s authors analyzed more than 500 children aged 3 to 5, their media viewing habits and their quality of sleep. The results show that replacing violent content with age-appropriate and educational alternatives can indeed lead to improved down time.
“The results of this study are no surprise to me,” says clinical psychologist Wendy Walsh . “Young children are very concrete, literal thinkers. They just don’t get the concept of pretend monsters or pretend violence. Violent media can cause anxiety in small children that can clearly disrupt sleep.”
It should be noted that the study’s results are drawn from a much larger data pool, part of an even broader study aimed at decreasing aggressive behavior and increasing “pro-social” behavior (voluntary behavior intended to benefit another). The methods of that study include persuading parents to substitute more appropriate media content for their kids, since considerable research has demonstrated that violent media exposure can lead to aggression, as well as other behavioral and emotional problems in young children.
Any parent with a child old enough to speak has no doubt endured many sleepless nights as the result of bad dreams. Sometimes there’s a monster hiding in the closet. Other times there are bugs crawling underneath the bed, or a witch lurking in the hallway.
Countless observational studies have reported an association between media and sleep problems in children. But a new study published Monday in the American Academy of Pediatrics now purports a causal relationship between violent or inappropriate media and poor sleep.
The study’s authors analyzed more than 500 children aged 3 to 5, their media viewing habits and their quality of sleep. The results show that replacing violent content with age-appropriate and educational alternatives can indeed lead to improved down time.
“The results of this study are no surprise to me,” says clinical psychologist Wendy Walsh . “Young children are very concrete, literal thinkers. They just don’t get the concept of pretend monsters or pretend violence. Violent media can cause anxiety in small children that can clearly disrupt sleep.”
It should be noted that the study’s results are drawn from a much larger data pool, part of an even broader study aimed at decreasing aggressive behavior and increasing “pro-social” behavior (voluntary behavior intended to benefit another). The methods of that study include persuading parents to substitute more appropriate media content for their kids, since considerable research has demonstrated that violent media exposure can lead to aggression, as well as other behavioral and emotional problems in young children.
Friday, June 15, 2012
One in Five Teens 'Sexting' Photos, Often without a Clue to the Risks
NY Daily News
A new study, announced on Wednesday, finds that nearly one in five teens have sent sexually explicit photos on their mobile phone -- many of them with little or no awareness of the possible psychological, social, and sometimes legal consequences of doing so.
In the study, Donald Strassberg and his team at the University of Utah recruited 606 students from a private high school in the southwest US who completed a questionnaire about their experiences of sexting and their understanding of what consequences they believed were associated with being caught sexting.
A new study, announced on Wednesday, finds that nearly one in five teens have sent sexually explicit photos on their mobile phone -- many of them with little or no awareness of the possible psychological, social, and sometimes legal consequences of doing so.
In the study, Donald Strassberg and his team at the University of Utah recruited 606 students from a private high school in the southwest US who completed a questionnaire about their experiences of sexting and their understanding of what consequences they believed were associated with being caught sexting.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Taking on Bullying: Destructive Behavior Has Life-Altering Implications
Indianapolis, IN
The old saying goes: "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words can never hurt me." But verbal bullying can hurt -- a lot. So can physical, verbal, social, relational and cyber-bullying, as these statistics indicate:
One out of every 10 students who drops out of school does so because of repeated bullying. (Olweus, National School Safety Center)
Most teens who have considered violence against peers say they want to get back at online bullies. (SAFE Survey)
Studies in 13 countries found connections between suicide and bullying or being bullied. (Yale School of Medicine)
The old saying goes: "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words can never hurt me." But verbal bullying can hurt -- a lot. So can physical, verbal, social, relational and cyber-bullying, as these statistics indicate:
One out of every 10 students who drops out of school does so because of repeated bullying. (Olweus, National School Safety Center)
Most teens who have considered violence against peers say they want to get back at online bullies. (SAFE Survey)
Studies in 13 countries found connections between suicide and bullying or being bullied. (Yale School of Medicine)
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Kids Exposed to Bullying, Violence May Age Faster
Atlanta Journal Constitution
New research shows that the genetic material, or DNA, of children who experienced violence shows the type of wear and tear that is normally associated with advancing age.
"Children who experience extreme violence at a young age have a biological age that is much older than other children," says researcher Idan Shalev. He is a post-doctoral researcher in psychology and neuroscience at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy in Durham, N.C.
Youth violence is widespread in the U.S. today. The CDC states that it's the second leading cause of death among people between the ages of 10 and 24, and that nationwide, about 20% of students in grades 9-12 were bullied in 2009.
New research shows that the genetic material, or DNA, of children who experienced violence shows the type of wear and tear that is normally associated with advancing age.
"Children who experience extreme violence at a young age have a biological age that is much older than other children," says researcher Idan Shalev. He is a post-doctoral researcher in psychology and neuroscience at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy in Durham, N.C.
Youth violence is widespread in the U.S. today. The CDC states that it's the second leading cause of death among people between the ages of 10 and 24, and that nationwide, about 20% of students in grades 9-12 were bullied in 2009.
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