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What youth are
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Dave Levac
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Andrea Moore
Teacher

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Parent / Teacher Resource
Tips for Parents / Teachers Resource / Advocating Programs / 
How can you help

Tips for Parent

1. What can Parents Do about Cyber Bullying?

Organization and Supervision:

• Keep internet-connected computers in an open area and out of the bedrooms. Check your child's Instant Messaging (IM) names and profiles to ensure personal information is not being shared or accessed over the internet.

• Supervise children's computer usage

Communicate with your children:

•  Talk to your children about internet safety and ethical behaviour on the internet. Participate with them online.

•  Warn of potential dangers of agreeing to meet someone the met online.

•  Warn against giving out personal information online.

1. How Can Parents Help Children who experience Trauma?

Trauma Characteristics

•  When trauma is of low to moderate magnitude, children can often cope. Some outcomes depend on: proximity of the individual to the event, closeness of the victims, and degree of emotional suffering at the time of a trauma

•  Usually both the victim and the bully are experiencing some form of personal trauma.

Child's Resource:

•  Some children may be genetically “wired” to respond to stress in certain ways. Several characteristics will contribute to positive adaptation (self-esteem, social skills, optimism, persistence, etc) Certainly the influence of family and how they nurture these characteristics is of crucial importance. Children who before the Trauma were fearful, anxious, or sad may experience more serious reactions or take longer to “bounce back”.

Family Characteristics:

•  The availability and support from parents and other adults in the home when individuals are feeling fearful or faced with trauma reminders are critical. Individuals seek their families for comfort, advice, and/or fun. Aside from supportive parenting, how members of the family communicate is also important in building resilient individuals.

Community Support:

•  The availability of social, recreational, spiritual, and other types of community programs is important in fostering physical, social, and emotional health for families. The aim of these programs is to enhance protective processes.

•  STOP Bullying Today is always available to help families in your community.

1. Points to Remember:

•  Develop a support system from your community

•  Be watchful of changes in your child's or others behaviour

•  Use caution when allowing internet use

•  Always keep the doors of communication open with your children and family members

•  Always keep the doors of communication open with your child's teacher and school principal.

•  Consider giving your child the opportunity to participate in an intervention and prevention program offered by STOP Bullying Today.

•  Remember STOP Bullying Today is always here to help! Ask about our advocacy programs to help with bullying situations

Teachers Resource / Advocating Programs

“Track” Program

Teaching Respect and Character Keys

Teachers Resource Package

The TRACK Program (Teachers Resource Package) is designed to “Teach Respect and Character Keys” to our youth starting at the early ages of schooling. Youth are encouraged to “finish the race” and “keep on track” through our extensive program which includes curriculum. Our TRACK Program is designed to empower teachers with the tools to help students develop respect for themselves and others. This program also involves “tracker Program” which is empowering student mentoring program (students helping students) and the “Tracker Team” with educators and students working in relationship to have a safe reporting system and consistent consequence method.

Students will become familiar with the support available to them within the family as well as with the agencies and services that provide support and help within the community in order to build a support team. In conjunction with the knowledge students will develop and become empowered with the necessary skills to respond appropriately to situations that threaten their personal safety and well-being.

Living Skills such as:

• Conflict resolution
• Assertiveness
• Resistance and refusal techniques
• Decision-making will help them respond to situations effectively
• Suitable for grades JK-7

Intervention and Prevention Programs

1. Anger Management Program

After you have lost your temper, how do you feel?

Have you seen people hit, kick or bully each other?

Are you worried about losing your temper?

Anger can feel contagious but there are ways to manage it!

• You will meet five other kids who are struggling with their feelings.
• You will identify your strengths
• You will identify that you can get help from others.
• You will identify your future goals.
• You will recognize that you are not alone.

2. Social Skills Groups

Some children find it hard to meet new people and make friends. If this sounds like your child, you will want to know about this opportunity.

Our social skills programs for children and youth will teach

• Ways to initiate conversations
• How to choose supportive friends
• Ways to maintain healthy friendships

We will provide opportunities to practice skills so that your child experiences self esteem and confidence building opportunities. All groups are run by experienced leaders who know that children learn best when they are having fun.

3. Teen Esteem Programs

• Teen girls will meet weekly for six weeks to identify our personal strengths and identify what inspires us!
• We will recognize that feeling good about ourselves also helps us to make good day to day decisions.
• We will learn how to deal with stress- it's hard to be a Teenager! We have a lot to cope with.
• We will talk about our relationships with friends and family members and discuss ways that we can improve these relationships.
• We will discuss ways to maintain the skills that we have learned when the six weeks are over.

4. Behavioural Assessments

A behavioural assessment can provide an overview of how a child functions or struggles in their environment.

The assessor can observe the child:

• At school or day care
• At home
• At community programs

A comprehensive summary report that includes recommendations and strategies will then be presented to interested parties. The assessor can also attend agency or school meetings with parents or legal guardians to share information or assist in advocating for programs that will meet the child's needs.

5. Individual Play Therapy

Adults can talk about their feelings and problems, however, children or teenagers often show us how they are feelings by their behaviours. A Play Therapist can provide the tools and the insight into a child's world. Individual Play Therapy is an in-depth look at the themes and issues that emerge during their play.

The tools of the therapist include:

• Puppets
• Therapeutic games
• Theraplay activities
• Role-playing
• Sand tray
• Therapeutic story-telling

Summary reports that include recommendations and strategies can be shared with the child's parents, legal guardians or caregivers.

We have a therapeutic play room in Brampton and Cambridge . Our staff will also have sessions with children/ teens in the home setting or a community setting if confidentiality can be achieved.

6. Independence Preparation Programs

• Do you have a social Insurance number?
• Do you have the skills that you need to get a part time job?
• What do you need for y our “own” place?
• Do you know how to create a budget?
• Do you know how to cook?
• Do you want to hear from other teens about their experiences on Extended Care and Maintenance?