Hammond Elementary
11520 – 203rd Street
Maple Ridge
Bullying is an age-old problem with a new face in today’s increasingly digital world. Cyber bullies are now replacing playground bullies at an alarming rate and the need to protect our kids is great. Efforts to curb bullying are failing and children are being wounded at the hands of their peers like never before.
Protecting our children from bullies is possible when we understand the modus operandi driving bullies, how to thwart attacks, and guide our children through situations where bullies are involved. Parents and educators often feel helpless to protect children from bullies but there is much we can do to address this age-old problem.
BIO: Dr. Deborah MacNamara is the director of the Kid’s Best Bet Counselling and Family Resource Centre, is on faculty at the Neufeld Institute, and is the author of the book Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one). For more information see www.macnamara.ca