Princeton Found

  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Food & Drink
  • Gift Guides
  • Humor
  • Lifestyle
  • Technology
  • Travel
  • Things to Do

National Bullying Prevention Month

October 15, 2013 By

2011 Documentary Bully

Courtesy of Netflix

The Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB) compliance checklist was revised in 2011, and brought even more awareness to this national issue. New Jersey has been a leader in supporting the prevention of HIB, and some Princeton schools even offer awareness and resolution training to parent volunteers.

While it’s fantastic that schools are being proactive about this growing problem, parents need to also educate themselves and their children. It’s a good time to have open discussions about harassment, intimidation, and bullying at home.

Sometimes the easiest way to start the conversation is by watching a movie on the topic. Netflix is suggesting 11 anti-HIB movies you can watch on demand by streaming on a computer, tablet, smart phone, or TV via apps, a game console, Blu Ray player, or streaming box, i.e. an Apple TV, in the comfort of your home. Younger kids might enjoy watching Hercules, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Avenger’s: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, Justice League Unlimited, and Ben 10: Alien Force. Tweens and teens might find Bully, The War, Billy Elliot, The Fat Boy Chronicles, and Cyber Bully interesting.

I watched the latter with my kids. Cyber Bully is a story about a girl whose friends and classmates turned against her on a social media site. We discussed how it’s so much easier to bully someone online, and how sites like Twitter, Instagram, and SnapChat can be a treacherous vehicle to spreading rumors, making fun of people, and ganging up on a victim. Especially since you can use a handle (name) and avatar (photo) that makes you anonymous. This can lead to low self-esteem, or in worst cases, suicide.

Younger kids get to see superheroes as the protector of HIB victims, and these movies might influence them to confront those who are mean to their classmates or friends. This makes them a hero!

Harassment, intimidation, and bullying includes physical, verbal or written acts that demeans or insults a child under New Jersey law. Take a stand against HIB, and start conversations  with your family the remainder of the month.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Bullying, Harassment, Intimidation, Netflix Streaming

Comments

  1. CC Fowler says

    October 16, 2013 at 9:16 PM

    Great advice! The conversation begins at home 🙂

    • shutterbuggeek says

      October 21, 2013 at 7:46 AM

      Thanks! I wish more parents would have this conversation with their kids.

Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to Princeton Found and receive notifications of new posts by email. It will not be posted or shared.

Join 90 other subscribers

Search

Learn How to Save Money When You Order Online Using EBATES

Ebates Coupons and Cash Back

Humor

New York City Skyline at Sunrise

How in the World Did I End Up in Princeton?

How in the world did you end up in Princeton? This is the question I've been answering for the past … [Read More...]

  • Princeton Reunions Weekend to Bombard Town
  • How in the World Did I End Up in Princeton?

Things to Do in Princeton

Nassau Inn Lobby Two Lounge in Princeton, NJ

7 Ways to Combat the Winter Blues

Longer nights and lower temperatures can affect your mood. Coldness and darkness trigger the desire … [Read More...]

  • Memorial Day Weekend Parades, Fireworks, and More in Princeton
  • The Insider’s Guide to Nightlife in Princeton

Subscribe to Princeton Found via Email

In Princeton

Facebook Likes

Facebook Likes

Social

  • View Princeton Found’s profile on Facebook
  • View PrincetonFound’s profile on Twitter
  • View Princeton Found’s profile on Pinterest

Archives

About

  • About Princeton Found
Copyright © 2019
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.