Zoombombing – What Parents (and Educators) Need to Know
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Do you know what Zoom-bombing is? No one did – until a few weeks ago. Thanks to COVID-19, millions of students are home connecting with their teachers and classmates virtually […]
COVID-19 and Your Child’s Online Safety
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Has your school been shut down because of Covid-19? Your Child is going to spend a lot more time online. Are you ready? COVID-19 is shutting schools down and discouraging […]
How to Talk to Teens About Vaping
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Are you concerned about the recent reports of teens being rushed to the hospital after vaping? The vaping problem is only getting worse. This is how we talk to teens […]
Words and Pictures Matter
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How to talk to your child about posting images or words that could be construed as a violent threat. On August 25, 2019, Alaska authorities arrested two 13-year-old students for […]
A Real Solution to Stopping Mass Shootings
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Students escorted to a school bus at STEM School Highlands Ranch after the shooting. Photo: Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images For some parents, their child’s back-to-school shopping […]
How to Empower our Children Against Bullying
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Jill’s first day of high school was a hopeful one. After two and a half years of torment by the hands of three girls in middle school, Jill was finally […]
How We Teach Children to Be Safe Online
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During an afternoon presentation, Sgt. Michael Woodroof spoke with students at Lucerne Valley Elementary School. Here students raise their hands after “Sgt. Mike” asked a question about internet safety. [Photo […]
Surgeon General Now Calls Vaping an ‘Epidemic’
In the three years I was a School Resource Officer in a city with 14,000 students, I confiscated only one pack of cigarettes. I confiscated a vaping device on nearly […]
Interview on Living Well with Dr. Peg – Teens and Vaping
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On November 8, 2018, I was interviewed on “Living Well with Dr. Peg.” I explain the connection between marijuana, nicotine, and vaping, and how to talk to your children about the […]
Preventing Campus Violence Through Creating Safe School Climates
On February 19, 1997, 16-year-old Evan Ramsey entered his high school in quiet Bethel, Alaska and used a shotgun to fire on fellow students. He killed one student and the […]