Civil Lawsuits are Coming
In the wake of cases like Rebecca Sedwick, a 12-year-old in Florida who committed suicide after being maliciously bullied on Facebook, parents are now seeking judicial remedy in civil courts. […]
Author: Clayton Cranford
Clayton Cranford is a retired Sergeant from Orange County Sheriff's Department in California and owner of Total Safety Solutions LLC. Clayton is one of the nation’s leading law enforcement educators on social media, child safety, and behavioral threat assessments. Clayton is the author of the definitive book on cyber safety for families, “Parenting in the Digital World.” Clayton has more than 20 years of teaching experience and was awarded the 2015 National Bullying Prevention Award from the School Safety Advocacy Council, and the 2015 American Legion Medal of Merit. Clayton was a member of the County's Behavioral Threat Assessment Team, Crisis Negotiation Team, School Resource Officer program, and Juvenile Bureau.
New Social Media Trend: Teens Move To Self-Destructing Communication Apps
The 2013 Cassandra Report, released by the Intelligence Group, a consumer insight and research company, found that 55% of post-millennial respondents said they don’t like things that last forever online, […]
Recent Study Says Teens are Sharing Less
New research shows that Generation Z favors anonymous or self-destructing social media over more permanent and identifiable identities on Facebook or Twitter, and they’re voting with their feet; some studies […]
Intervening For Our Kids. The Best Idea?
Last night, I spoke to Parents at a local Elementary school. One of the parents asked an important question: She told us about a time when her middle schooler confided […]
Be More Than a Bystander
Last week, I spoke to more than 1700 students at a local high school about cyberbullying and social media. How can we make a difference? Don’t be a bystander. Be […]
How much do you know about cyberbullying?
Here are four things many parents don’t know: Most parents of victims have no idea it’s happening. Cyberbullying happens in a sort of parallel communication universe, one that most parents […]
NYC Study: 1 in 5 Students are Victims of Bullying
The Health Department found that 18 percent of students said they’ve been bullied at school or over the Internet. There is little difference between the numbers of boys and girls […]
Mental Health Consequences to Bullying
New York City Health Department is taking a hard look at the consequences of bullying. What happens to kids who are bullied once the bullying stops? The new study shows […]
Childhood Bullying Shown to Increase Likelihood of Psychotic Experiences in Later Life
New research in the UK has shown that being exposed to bullying during childhood will lead to an increased risk of psychotic experiences in adulthood, regardless of whether they are […]
Long Term Mental Health of Bullying Victims
What are the long term affects of being bullied? New York Health Care Agency is studying victims of bullying.