Galit Breen

This is one that I think I'll be looking at again in a few years when my kids are older (they are under 7 now). But there were plenty of good guidelines and questions to all now.
Things I learned-
*Model appropriate online behaviour and take the time to explain to your kids what you are doing online
* Practice identifying appropriate/inappropriate, kind/unkind comments with kids by looking at examples online.
*How to kindly and appropriately respond to negative comments and cyberbullying
*Best rule takeaway- We don't talk about bodies and we don't post pictures of our bodies- A good explanation is given for why we just shouldn't go there.
*Speak up against unkindness and bullying. I wouldn't walk away from someone who was physically hurting another person so don't walk away (scroll away) online.
There was lots more helpful advice and I appreciated the author's real life examples. Some of the technology might be outdated in a few years but the ideas will still be relevant.… (mais)

*I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion*

There has been a lot of discussion both in the news and in schools regarding cyberbullying; most of the discussion seems to revolve around the reactionary, "How do we punish this behavior?" I am so glad to see this book offering a positive, proactive approach.

In her book, Galit suggests ten rules to discuss with your tween/teen before they set out into the world of social media. Some of the discussion seemed to me to be common sense, such as: "If you wouldn't say it to your mother, don't post it;" however, I realize that in our fast paced, instant gratification, modern society that people forget this and act out of passion rather than taking a cooling off period before responding to negative comments.

I would recommend this to all parents, both to read and follow the suggested discussion topics with your kids. Mine may be years away from getting their own Facebook account (or whatever the big social platform will be ten years from now), but I am glad to have this as a reference for future discussions.… (mais)

I reviewed this for LibraryThing. As a parent of two teenage girls I thought I could bring a good perspective of this book to other parents. Breen does a great job at not only discussing her own experience with cyber-bullying but how this experience lead into her discussions with her daughter. Despite my own discussions with my daughters this was a great book in getting me to rethink what I say to them and how I say it. What we write as adults is an example we want to be followed.
At the time that my youngest daughter was in 7th grade she received a direct threat through a school email from another student. While unbelievable as a mother, it brought the issue to light for the small school. Small school or large this is an on-going issue of serious concern for all of us, let alone our youth.
This is a book that I think ALL parents should read as well as school personal. Gelit Breen wrote a 5 star book!… (mais)