#parent | #kids | #teensexting | #sexting | Online youth victimization up 37%, according to Canadian Centre for Child Protection

With children having spent more time on mobile devices, tablets and computers at home for both academic and non-academic pursuits, there has been a 37 per cent increase in the overall online victimization of youth, according to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, which operates cybertip.ca. The agency says predators have become…

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#parent | #kids | What to know before traveling through Austin’s airport at Thanksgiving | #specialneeds | #kids

Only a month after throngs swarmed Austin’s airport en route to the Austin City Limits Music Festival and the U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, the air travel hub will welcome another influx of passengers crowding the concourses and gates. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials are asking travelers to…

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#parent | #kids | Direct and Indirect Effects of Strength-Based Parenting on Depression | #parenting

Introduction In both the general and clinical populations, depression is one of the most frequent internalizing psychopathologies worldwide. The adolescent stage encompasses a high prevalence of depression due to the physiological and psychological changes that take place.1 According to a recent meta-analysis, the prevalence of clinically diagnosed depression among Chinese…

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#parent | #kids | Christchurch teacher ‘shaken’ after intruder breaks into school | #teacher | #children | #kids

A Christchurch primary school is asking for information about an intruder who broke into one of its buildings over the weekend. The intruder was caught on CCTV at Te Kāpehu Riccarton School on Saturday morning. A statement on the school’s social media page from principal Paul Irving said the break-in occurred shortly after…

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