Illustration on digital bullying by Annlaug Auestad

Two out of three children have experienced bullying via the Internet or mobile phones according to a survey made by Telenor in 2008 in Norway. The survey also shows that parents are uncertain about what to do about this kind of bullying.

1. Take bullying through social media seriously

2. Talk with children and young people about Internet use and netiquette

3. Get involved in the children’s Internet use and become friends with your children on Facebook

4. Remember to save harassment and threats on the hard disc and mobile device

5. Contact the police on suspicion of offenses

For many victims of bullying cyber-bullying is just one of several ways in which they are being harassed. This may mean that they never have any protected place. At school, they are left out or maligned and when they come home they receive insults on mobile phones and net. Access to social media in recent years has unfortunately provided some new bullying tools,”

Tove Flack

Research Fellow Tove Flack at the Centre for Behavioural Research (SAF) at the University of Stavanger has extensive experience in counselling work in anti-bullying, which includes the centre’s program zero, where zero tolerance for bullying and active involvement are important concepts. Zero gives schools advice on how to prevent, detect and solve problems and create continuity. She has also worked with cases of bullying and conducted bullying research in schools. In her research and practice, she has particularly focused on hidden bullying. Curious? Continue reading

People train for marathons, hikes and bike rides. But can you train to withstand the challenges of elder care?

A series of new studies and reports on the emotional, physical and financial challenges of caring for aged or disabled loved ones suggest it might be a good idea. The nearly 1 in 5 Americans who provide elder care face a sharply higher-than-average risk of dying themselves, research shows. And nearly half of U.S. workers say they expect to be providing elder care at some time during the next five years, the Families and Work Institute reports. (This recent SmartMoney piece highlights some of the hidden financial costs of caregiving.)

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Source:The Wall Street Journal

I have to admit with my birthday fast approaching this release caught my attention. And guess what it reminded me of? My old dad. He passed away a few years ago now sadly, but one thing he reveled in was when someone told him that he looked far too young to have grown up sons who were 20+ something. He loved it!

Oh I do miss him .

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
Groucho Marx

So then age is just a number?: “Believe you’re younger and your health will follow”….. I won’t go there just now…. not with that birthday tornado bearing down on me faster than you can say head for cover! For those of you observing “live” my unravelling with syntax … shed a tear. ( I’m morphing the website don’t you know) 😉

So maybe age really is just a number. But how young or old someone feels has a huge influence on their health and just how other people may view them. An article published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, reviews the research and suggests that feeling young can actually make you look young—and have the health of a younger person, too. Curious? Continue reading