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By dealing with our "below the line" challenges from "above the line"...
We naturally rise above them!
There is another way to build better relationships and deal with bullying.
The concept, 'Anudder world' is about learning to see your life situation from 'above the line.' By seeing our challenges from a higher perspective, we put things back into perspective and realise another way.
This concept gives children adults a unique insight into developing better friendships and dealing with bullying, peer pressure and related issues.
Now we're exposing the hidden issues that directly affect relationships in a balanced, fun, empowering way.
"The problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking that created them." Albert Einstein.
The level of thinking that keeps these issues alive, is fed from the same level of thinking that created them in the first place. By raising awareness 'above the line,' real change occurs.
Reality check on Cyber bullying.
Cyber socialising begins early. Pre schoolers and up are entering cyber country and they want their 15 megabytes of fame. This affects youth far more than adults. The audience is as large as the internet itself. Kids generally don't want to report it. Bullying hides in the anononimity, although now we can find almost anyone.
What can parents do about it?.
- Reinforce. 'Think before you click.'
- Understand. Bullying behaviours are sophisticated - solutions need to be to. Don't judge to quickly.
- Don't chase technology. Pull down a site - Another pops up.
- Parents need to become more engaged.
- Prepare strategies. ( scripts ) for kids to default to when bullying occurs.
- Be open with children. Establish a relationship of trust. Encourage kids to come to you with problems.
- Keep internet access out of the bedroom.
- Get children to think about their digital reputation. What you put on the net can't be taken back.
- Become engaged in their online activities as best you can.
- Secure home wireless networks.
Teachers aren't always trained in university to deal effectively with bullying issues.
Why it's a teachers problem. If students are bullied out of school, it's affecting their potential to learn at school.
It's really a community wellness issue. Parents and community groups need to work with schools.
Dr Margee Hume and Associate Professor Gillian Sullivan Mort, said it's actually not what children are doing online that is the problem, it's the balance of what they are doing offline which is the key to their wellbeing.
The pair interviewed over 150 children between the ages of 10 and 18 and found that those involved in fewer extracurricular activities were also the ones most likely to exhibit risky behaviour online
During the course of the study, Dr Hume found that keeping children occupied and active away from the computer for at least 30 minutes per day, was one of the key components of cultivating a healthy and safe relationship with the internet, and this is where parents came to the fore.
"Exercise was a big factor. All the kids who were participating in sports or dancing and other activities not involving the internet had experienced fewer problems online," she said.
The results also showed that these children had a better sense of self and wellbeing, and could balance out instances of cyberbullying with their friendships away from school and the web. They were also less likely to be negatively affected by bullying and could switch off or walk away.
Tully has a live show that empowers children from pre-school through to early high school with the skills to 'rise above' bullying, peer pressure and associated behaviours.
