{"id":7363,"date":"2022-10-07T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.getkidas.com\/kidas-website\/dev\/?p=7363"},"modified":"2022-10-06T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T16:13:00","slug":"october-is-national-bullying-prevention-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.getkidas.com\/kidas-website\/dev\/october-is-national-bullying-prevention-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How you can help put an end to bullying- both in person and online- now<\/em> during the month of October: National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an all-too-common experience shared amongst kids these days: bullying. Whether at school, in after-school activities or online, bullying is happening both in front of our faces and behind our backs. In fact, according to PACER\u2019s National Bullying Prevention Center<\/a>, one in every five students reports being bullied<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s 20% of kids who are feeling belittled, demoralized and downright sad about what their peers are saying (and sometimes physically doing) to them. That statistic is simply heartbreaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 in ever 5 students reports being bullied. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Protect Your Child from Bullying while gaming <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the internet, bullying has gone from bad to worse. Kids who feel tormented at school by bullies who say and do things to them in person can now receive hateful messages online<\/a>. Now, while they are at home, a place that is supposed to be a safe haven from things like school and drama, they are experiencing bullying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cyberbullying <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cyberbullying<\/a> is rapidly becoming a massive concern as more and more kids get phones and take to the internet. According to DoSomething.org<\/a>, 37% of kids ages 12-17 report being harassed online<\/a>. Let those numbers sink in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

37% of kids ages 12-17 report being harassed online. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Put simply, the kids are not okay. They are facing bullying on multiple fronts, and we can see the effect it\u2019s having on our youth by the rise in depression. According to the CDC<\/a>, almost 40% of youths ages 12-17 have reported \u201cpersistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness,\u201d with 15% having had a major depressive episode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. The time to act is now.<\/p>\n\n\n

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National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, the internet makes it easier than ever to get involved and help lead the change in your community. With a few clicks, you can have an entire arsenal full of tips and tools that can help you create a plan of action to fight for change in your schools, your community, your state and so forth. There are tools to help with both in person and online bullying that vary in degree of involvement and time commitment. But anything and everything helps. Our kids need us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few places that have great plans of action to start taking a stand against bullying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n