Families / Caregivers / Communities Resources
Managing the Challenges of the Political Season: Bullying Prevention and Response
These manuals were created by the Iowa Bullying Prevention Council, with resources for everyone: Managing the Challenges of the Political Season: Administrators, Educators, Students, and Communities
Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) provides fantastic resources for parents including tip sheets, tools and advice.
AbilityPath.org: Support for Parents of Children with Special Needs
About.com: Learning Disabilities
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Bullying Strategies and Resources for Parents/Families
- Bullying Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Families (English or Spanish, PDF)
- What to Do If Your Child Exhibits Bullying Behaviors (English or Spanish, PDF)
- Internet Guidelines for Families (English or Spanish, PDF)
- Cyberbullying Warning Signs
- Confronting Hate Speech Online
- What Can I Do about Bullying Among Young Children? (PDF)
- Internet Guidelines for Families
- How Can I Use Books to Address Bullying? (PDF)
- Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Webinars
Bullying Fact Sheet from Centers for Disease Control
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Resources from the Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) for parents and families.
Center for Disease Control CDC- Resources for parents of LGBTQ Youth
CHADD- Children and Adults With Hyperactivity Disorder- Resources on Bullying
Connect Safely- Here you’ll find tips, safety advice, articles, news, analysis, video and other resources to promote safe, effective use of connected technology.
Facebook for Students- This online training series teaches students the ins and outs of Facebook®.
Facebook Safety– On this page you can learn about facebook safety tools and resources.
Facebook Safety Tools– We provide tools that help you stay safe while using Facebook. You’ll also find other safety resources here to help you whenever and however you use the internet.
Facebook Family Safety Center Hub – This contains information, tools and resources to help you stay safe online. It includes special sections for parents, teachers, teenagers and members of law enforcement.
Connect for Respect- National PTA National PTA’s initiative to encourage PTAs across the country to lead conversations in their school communities about bullying, how it is affecting their communities, and to develop solutions that they can implement collaboratively together.
Coping: Preventing School Bullying and Protecting Your Child: Learning about School Bullying Can Help Prevent It
Electronic Aggression Brief from the Center for Disease Control
Guides for Parents, Families and Communities Topics including: what to do if your child is being bullied, tips about texting, understanding cyberbullying and social networks, and when your child is bullying or is a target of bullying.
Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center
NASP- National Association of School Psychologists- Resources for Families
National Parents and Teachers Association- Bullying: Connect for Respect
PACER
PACER Center–Champions for Children with Disabilities–Parents Helping Parents
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Parent Guide to Bullying – Scholastic Bullying is a main source of violence in school. Parents play a vital role in recognizing signs, supporting courage, and helping their child.
Government Initiative--StopBullying.gov
Stopbullying.gov-Community Bullying can be prevented, especially when the power of a community is brought together. Community-wide strategies can help identify and support children who are bullied, redirect the behavior of children who bully, and change the attitudes of adults and youth who tolerate bullying behaviors in peer groups, schools, and communities.
Stopbullying.gov – Parents Parents play a key role in preventing and responding to bullying. If you know or suspect that your child is involved in bullying, there are several resources that may help. Federal website for parents, students, communities in bullying prevention and intervention.
- Understanding the Roles of Business Professionals in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts (PDF)
- Understanding the Roles of Elected Officials in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts (PDF)
- Understanding the Roles of Faith Leaders in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts (PDF)
- Understanding the Roles of Health and Safety Professionals in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts (PDF)
- Understanding the Roles of Law Enforcement Officers in Community- Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts (PDF)
- Understanding the Roles of Mental Health Professionals in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts (PDF)
- Understanding the Roles of Recreation Leaders in Community- Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts (PDF)
- Understanding the Roles of School Administrators in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts (PDF)
- Understanding the Roles of Youth Professionals and Youth Mentors in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts (PDF)
- Understanding the Roles of Early Education and Child Care Providers in Community-Wide Bullying Prevention Efforts (PDF)
PBS
Public Broadcasting System- It’s My Life- Guides for Parents
Sesame Street for Parents Regarding Bullying
The Bully Project Parents play a vital role in supporting their kids, helping them be upstanders, and teaching and modeling empathy in the home and beyond. We’ve provided resources below to help you with these discussions and to empower you to stand up for your child effectively- when working with a school to resolve a bullying situation.
The National School Climate Center–Resources for Parents and Communities (A Community of Upstanders)
Early Childhood Bullying Prevention
Bullying behaviors emerge in early childhood. All of us who interact with young children can take steps to teach them the skills they need to avoid bullying altogether. See a download guidance: Eyes on Bullying in Early Childhood.
Educational Development Center- Cyberbullying – Here you will find important information and tips for keeping children safe online, including how to teach digital citizenship—responsible and appropriate use of online media. Six interactive scenarios on this site will take you through different situations involving cyberbullying and digital citizenship, allowing you to hear real-life conversations between parents and youth, choose the paths they should take, and find the best outcomes.
Make Time to Listen-Take Time to Talk– Encourages parents and caregivers to spend at least 15 minutes a day listening and talking with their children to prevent youth violence. Provides interactive questions to start conversations with children about bullying and bullying prevention.
From Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center: Parents can be role MODELS for your children. Here is a guide for what we can all do to help keep our children “violence-free.”
How you can Deal with Aggressive Behaviors.
How to problem solve teasing that leads to intimidation, an example
Thoughts from Parents.com: What to Do if Your Pre-School Child Is Being Bullied
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying Research Center–Top Ten Tips for Parents
A Parents’ Guide to Facebook – Designed to teach parents how to help their teens strengthen their privacy and safety on Facebook, the guide features important topics such as risks involved in social networking, how to parent Facebook users, managing reputation in the digital age, managing your privacy on Facebook, reporting problems and more. The guidebook is published in partnership with the iKeepSafe Coalition.
A Thin Line for parents and educators. MTV’s A Thin Line campaign was developed to empower you to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in your life and amongst your peers. The campaign is built on the understanding that there’s a “thin line” between what may begin as a harmless joke and something that could end up having a serious impact on you or someone else.
Connect Safely: ConnectSafely.org is for parents, teens, educators, advocates – everyone engaged in and interested in the impact of the social Web and mobile technology. Here you’ll find tips, safety advice, articles, news, analysis, video and other resources to promote safe and productive use of connected technology.
Common Sense Media: Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.
Family Online Safety Institute: The Family Online Safety Institute is an international, non-profit organization which works to make the online world safer for kids and their families. Look for information on Teen Identity Theft.
NetCetera: The Net Cetera Community Outreach Toolkit helps you provide the people in your community with information about protecting kids online. Regardless of your experience as a speaker — or your expertise in online safety — this kit has the resources and information you need to convey key points about protecting kids online. Also available in Spanish.
NetSmartz: NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement. With resources such as videos, games, activity cards, and presentations.
RESOURCES FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN:
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (www.naeyc.org)
- Sesame Street Workshop (www.sesamestreet.org)
- www.StopBullying.gov: Great webisodes for kids on bullying
- Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (www.challengingbehavior.org)
- Zero to Three, National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families (www.zerotothree.org)
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:
- https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/Bullying_Resource_Center/Home.aspx
COMMON SENSE MEDIA
www.commonsensemedia.org
Resources for Educators, Youth, and Families:
Cyberbullying Research Center
http://cyberbullying.org/
National Child Traumatic Stress Network–info for families and their communities
http://www.nctsnet.org/resources/public-awareness/bullying-prevention-awareness-month
American Psychological Association (APPLICABLE EDUCATORS/YOUTH/FAMILIES)
Bullying Prevention for Teachers- School Administrators-Parents and Students
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/bullying.aspx
Scholastic (FAMILIES)
Parents Guide to Bullying
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/collection/bullying-teasing/parent-guide-to-bullying
Teens Health (kidshealth.org)
Bullying: What Teens Can Do (YOUTH)
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html#a_What_Can_You_Do_
A Shift in Focus: From Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)
Adverse Childhood Experiences Bullying was added as an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) by the Center for Disease Control in 2017, placing the impact of bullying behavior on par with all other ACEs. In short, these experiences have been shown to disrupt neurological development, leading to cognitive, social, and emotional impairment. This impairment may lead to […]