Danielle and I were invited to Mark Twain Middle School in Los Angeles to present to students and their parents on the issue of Cyber Bullying and other issues relating to technology and tweens. What a fantastic faculty, group of parents and teens! After a brief presentation on Cyber Bullying in the headlines, Danielle read with the kids our latest book Don't Hit Send Just To Fit In then had a "Positive Party" in which they took turns giving and receiving positive feedback..illustrating the fact that positive words are always better than negative ones. What a powerful exercise!
I spoke with parents about the effects of pornography, cell phone use and cyber bullying on kids and offered tips to help keep their families safe. I learned quite a bit from savvy parents about the things they are already doing to protect. Thank you Mark Twain and keep up the good work!
