No Name-Calling: Words Have Power Words have power. What we say, how we say it and who we say it to all have meaning. One of the worst things you can do is to name-call; which is a form of bullying. The second to last week of January is No Name-Calling Week, which is in […]
Say Something Tips on Effective Communication If I have learned anything about communication, it’s how to do it ineffectively. Being the introvert that I am, in the past I would do almost anything to avoid what I would consider unnecessary communication. For a while, saying a simple “hello” or “how was your weekend?” didn’t seem […]
Is That Emoji Really Just An Emoji? I was watching a show on television recently about teens and how technology affects young people in today’s high schools. The show included two child psychologists that were talking about cyberbullying and teens. They began to discuss sexting and the secret emoji language that teens are using. Now, […]
Program Director Larry Moore Discusses Teen Dating In the video blog seen below, Program Director Larry Moore reacts to a National Child Safety Council article which discusses what teens face daily- specifically dating. Are there any other red signs you have noticed in teen relationships? Any advice you would like to give young people about […]
Sextortion Have you heard about it yet? What about sexting? Sexting is a term that came about in the early 2000s referring to sending, receiving or forwarding sexually explicit messages, photos or images using a digital device. Most people today know about sexting and have heard someone speak about the dangers of it. Sextortion is […]
Recognizing an Unhealthy Relationship Recently one of our own discussed her personal experiences with Domestic Violence and unhealthy relationships. Unfortunately, unhealthy relationships and dating violence is something that as health professionals we must speak with young people about because it is a fact that it is happening. The 2013 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey found […]
When I first started thinking about what I would like to say or discuss for the month of domestic violence awareness, I didn’t have to think too hard because I was a victim of domestic violence myself. Not once, not twice, but three different times in my life. At different stages of my life I […]
A very important topic and one of my favorites to discuss with the youth are “Healthy and Unhealthy relationships. It is one of my favorites because, in today’s society, young people can become very confused on what the qualities of a healthy relationship are. Media, music, television, and movies sometimes glamorize unhealthy qualities and make them […]
