Resilience: Avoiding Victimization By Developing Social Competence
In a world where bullying and cyberbullying is commonplace, we must help foster resilience in our students. We share why, and exactly how to do it in this keynote presentation. The post Resilience: Avoiding Victimization By Developing Social Competence appeared first on Cyberbullying Research Center...
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This article emphasizes that teaching children resilience and social skills is key to preventing cyberbullying victimization. Rather than only changing external factors like school policies, the focus is on empowering young people emotionally so they can better handle online conflicts and peer pressure. Parents should know that building their child's confidence and social competence is as important as monitoring their online activity.
This presentation is designed for youth professionals who would like to supplement their existing programming and policies with student-centered empowerment. As more attention is given to the importance of cultivating socio-emotional learning skills among students, it seems vital to increasingly consider one often-neglected component: resilience. As critical as it is to shape and improve the external around a child (e.g., school climate, peer behaviors, social norming, kindness initiatives, staf...