Shaping Youth will be screening the original Adina's Deck film as part of our film fest integrating youth and parent education! Watch our 'Upcoming Screenings' page to see where and when we'll be hosting shows. This important film deals with a common media management conundrum youth are dealing with daily...cyberbullying. As you can see by the Shaping Youth post … [Read more...]
In the wake of yesterday’s federal grand jury cyberbullying indictment of a twisted MySpace hoax which resulted in a teen’s suicide, it seems a good time to revisit the cruelty of the schoolyard. Except for one small thing…It didn’t happen in the schoolyard... The perp was a MOM. (CBS video, and Larry Magid's analysis/podcast here) Maybe if the … [Read more...]
Free and Fun! RSVP when date posts on EventBrite! Join us to expand the conversation about consumerism, consumption, commercialism and more as Shaping Youth relaunches our parent education FREE FILM series partnering with Reach and Teach.com in their inviting new local hub in San Mateo. (ALWAYS available online) 6:30pm reception with snacks followed by 7:00pm showing of … [Read more...]
Sept 17, 2010 Deep breath. In. Out. Hold. Center. Ommmm… I’m trying REALLY hard to abstain from a kneejerk reaction to the ‘dare to share’ assault and twice-raped (by media) teen in Canada who had photos of her horrific ordeal plastered onto Facebook by morally bankrupt bystanders. You could say it was "Over the Line" as MTV's anti-bullying digital literacy youth site "A … [Read more...]
April 18, 2010 Many of you know I clench when I hear the word ‘reporter’ (even though I’m one and the same, it’s different when you’re behind the keyboard) because media has powerful potential to ignite infernos and give too much heat to ill-placed words, creating drama instead of preventing same....So imagine my exhale when today’s edition of the Chicago Tribune rightfully … [Read more...]
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