Friday, March 28, 2008

* (From TRN) School is back in session and after spring break, the return of students brings with it the return of the school bully. Doctor Joseph Giganti (jih-GAWN-tay) with Vanderbilt Children's Hospital says parents should look for signs their child is being bullied like... A DROP IN CHILDREN'S GRADES. THE DOCTOR SUGGESTS TO ROLE MODEL WITH YOUR CHILD WHAT THEY CAN DO THE NEXT TIME THEY ARE BULLIED, EMPHASIZING THE USE OF FIRM WORDS AND KEEPING A BRAVE FACE.

* (From TRN) Children all over the state visit social networking sites like the Myspace which has some parents worried and ready to investigate. Eric Adams of Best Life Magazine says parents must be careful as to how they go about monitoring their child's online activity... he says there's a fine line between monitoring and spying on your child. Adams recommends monitoring with fair warning so that the child doesn't feel their privacy has been compromised.