Teen cyberbullying should be the ultimate nightmare for parents. Bart Palosz’s struggles and suicide show that action is needed to protect teens in school and at home. Bart Palosz was a fifteen year old teenager on the first day of school. Then, he wasn’t. Palosz committed suicide shortly after that first day. Several fellow students… Continue reading Teen Cyberbullying Suicide Shows Parents Worsening Danger
Texting and driving is now banned in Grand Prairie, Texas; part of an effort by small towns across the United States to attack texting while driving and protect teens and young adults. MMGuardian Parental Control’s Safe Driving feature can help parents looking to comply with anti-texting and driving laws. By Paul Grossinger It’s a small… Continue reading Texting and Driving Banned in Grand Prairie Texas
Digital bullying must be stopped and schools must lead the effort. The Guardian said it best this week: “bullying has a new digital face – it’s about time our schools recognized it.” Schools have always been hotbeds of bullying. Over 2.1 million school children are bullies and they have 2.7 million victims, according to ThinkProgess.org.… Continue reading Digital Bullying Must Be Stopped in Schools
Cyber-bullies have the power to end lives. That is what teenager Hannah Smith’s tragic suicide, coming after intense, often anonymous bullying on the website Ask.fm, teaches us about one of the great digital dangers we face as a society. The United Kingdom is still reeling from Smith’s suicide, its people working to process not just… Continue reading Hannah Smith’s Death After Bullying on Ask.fm Forces Society to Confront Cyberbullying
