Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum

 

Recommended Websites

PARENTS

Bullying

www.bullying.co.uk/

  • An interactive website for pupils, parents, and schools.
  • Focuses on cyber bullying.
  • Parents:
    • Pointers on knowing whether or not your child is being bullied.
    • Advice on how to approach the school.
    • Help if your child is the bully
    • Or if you child is being bullied outside the school.

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/bullies.html

  • Speaks about the different ways kids bully
  • Why kids bully
  • Signs that a child is being bullied
  • How to help if your child is being bullied
  • If your child is the bully
  • Helping your child stop bullying
  • Getting help for both bullies and kids being bullied

http://www.kidscape.org.uk/childrenteens/index.asp

  • Results of persistent bullying
  • How parents can help child
  • If your child is changing schools; how to prepare them with this new change.
  • Helping your teenager to protect themselves

http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=697

  • The Victim: Signs and Symptoms
  • The Bully: Signs and Symptoms
  • Offers advice on what to do if your child is the victim
  • When a victim’s parent should contact school authorities
  • Parents of bully and what they can do

http://www.safeyouth.org/

  • Parent participation helps prevent violence
  • Warning Signs
  • Tools for Parent
  • Crisis Hotline

http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/

  • Anti-bullying site created by Australia’s educational communities
  • Parents:
    • Links and information sheets
    • How to identify bullying behavior
    • Ideas for who to contact

http://www.bullybeware.com/

  • Anti-bullying site offering resources, products and information for educators, families, and students
  • Info about Cyber Bullying
  • Parents:
    • FAQ
    • Articles

http://www.safechild.org/bullies.htm

  • Bullying prevention website for parents and teachers
  • Video
  • Consulting, risk management, legal, and media assistance
  • Information about:
    • Child abuse
    • Strangers
    • Safety on the Internet
    • Bullies
    • Advocacy
    • Research
  • Recommended Reading and links

http://www.kzoo.edu/psych/stop_bullying/index.html

  • Kalamazoo (MI) College's Site Dedicated to Creating Safe Learning Environments for Kids
  • Created by college students enrolled in a Social Development course
  • Resources
  • Parents:
    • Information and links
    • Help for kids who are bullied
    • Help for kids who bully

Tolerance

http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp
  • Tips on how to teach your child about tolerance categorized by age.
  • Personal Stories- How to combat own biases.
  • Guidance on how to discuss tough topics.
  • Online activities by age group  

 http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/tolerance.html

  • An article on how parent can teach kids tolerance
  • Positive Parenting
http://www.parenting.com/parenting/child/article/0,19840,647425,00.html
  • Provides suggestion and ways to speak to children about:
    • Difference
    • Role of Empathy
    • How to teach Tolerance

KIDS

Bullying

www.stopbullyingnow.com/

  • The "Stop Bullying Now!" campaign was developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration in partnership with more than 70 health, safety, education, and faith-based organizations.
  • Offers flash movies on bullying, games, and information about bullying and how to prevent it for students.

www.bullying.co.uk/

  • An interactive website
  • Focuses on cyber bullying.
  • For children offers advice on:
    • How to deal with different scenarios on bullying
    • The different forms of bullying
    • Offers help to the child who is doing the bullying

www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org

  • Games
  • Kids and celebrity videos
  • Real life stories
  • Ask Sally for advice
  • Information on bullying

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/bullies/

  • Topics on Bullies:
    • What is Bullying?
    • Who’s a Bully?
    • Who’s A Target?
    • How to Handle It
    • Innocent Bystanders
    • Are You A Bully?
    • Bully-Free Zones
    • From the Mentors
  • Games
  • Video
  • Advice
  • Famous celebrity talks about how they dealt with hard situations growing up.

http://www.kidscape.org.uk/childrenteens/index.asp

  • Who to speak to for help
  • Where to go for help
  • Offers stories from children/young people who bullied and what they did to help themselves.
  • Advice on how to make friends
  • Tips on how to deal with changing schools

http://www.kidshealth.org/index.html

  • How to deal with feelings towards friends, home, school, and other emotions.
  • En Espaňol.

http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/

  • Anti-bullying site created by Australia’s educational communities
  • Students:
    • Facts about bullying
    • Helping yourself and your friends
    • What to do if you see bullying or cyber bullying
    • Getting rid of homophobia and racism
    • Student poetry and artwork

http://www.bullybeware.com/

  • Anti-bullying site offering resources, products, and information for educators, families, and students
  • Info about Cyberbullying
  • Students:
    • FAQ
    • Articles
    • Kids Help Phone

http://www.antibullying.net/youngpeople.htm

  • Bully information for kids
  • Kids’ interactive stories
  • Bullying advice
  • More bullying information

http://www.kzoo.edu/psych/stop_bullying/index.html

  • Kalamazoo College's Site Dedicated to Creating Safe Learning Environments for Kids
  • Created by college students enrolled in a Social Development course
  • Resources
  • Kids:
    • What is a bully?
    • What would you do?
    • Picture a world without bullying

Tolerance

http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp

  • Interactive games
  • World War II Stories
  • Turkish folk tale to read out load with
  • Games to play- Go on a cross-country journey for women rights!

TEENS

Bullying

www.bullying.co.uk/

  • For children offers advice on:
    • How to deal with different scenarios on bullying
    • The different forms of bullying
    • Offers help to the child who is doing the bullying

http://www.safeyouth.org/

  • Alcohol abuse; bullying; dating violence, depression.
  • One can chat with a Safe Youth Specialist live
  • Provides daily news that affect teens
  • Crisis Hotline
  • Multimedia: Video on bullying and many other topics.

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html

  • Dealing with Bullying
  • How to help - Resources

http://www.kidscape.org.uk/childrenteens/index.asp

  • Children/Young People
    • Who to speak to for help
    • Where to go for help
    • Stories from children/young people who bullied and what they did to help themselves.
    • Advice on how to make friends
    • Tips on how to deal with changing schools

www.Bullying.org

  • Support services for whom bullying is an issue
  • Available online mentoring support programs

http://www.ncfy.com/yd/index.htm

  • When times get tough, it's important to know there are people you can count on. The ideas in this booklet can help you learn to deal with tough times and enjoy the good times by finding the people and places that are right for you. You might find these ideas useful in your everyday life. Or read them to see if they might be helpful to a friend.

http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/

  • Anti-bullying site created by Australia’s educational communities
  • Students:
    • Facts about bullying
    • Helping yourself and your friends
    • What to do if you see bullying or cyber bullying
    • Getting rid of homophobia and racism
    • Student poetry and artwork

http://www.bullybeware.com/

  • Anti-bullying site offering resources, products, and information for educators, families, and students
  • Info about Cyber Bullying
  • Students:
    • FAQ
    • Articles
    • Kids Help Phone

http://www.antibullying.net/youngpeople.htm

  • Bully information for kids
  • Teens’ interactive stories
  • Bullying advice
  • More bullying information

Tolerance

http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp

  • “Mix it up Stories”- Diversity programs to encourage teen to interact.
  • Share your own story
  • 10 Steps to take action

TEACHERS

Bullying

www.stopbullyingnow.com/

  • Information and resources on how to identify and prevent/intervene in bullying in schools.
    • Identifying Bullying
    • Interventions that are unlikely to work
    • Comprehensive interventions
    • Help for bullies

www.bullying.co.uk/

  • An interactive website for pupils, parents, and schools.
  • Focuses on cyber bullying.
  • Schools offers advice on:
    • Advice on working with children, bullies and parents.
    • The role of support staff.

www.education-world.com/a_special/bully.shtml

  • Offers different lessons plans and strategies.
  • Dealing with the victim.
  • Steps you can take to deal with bullying incidents and avoid their spinning out of control.
  • Common factors that make a bully and some common characteristics that bullies share.
http://www.goodcharacter.com/GROARK/Bullying.html
  • Helpful teaching guides and lesson plans on bullying

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html

  • Second graders comments on bullying
  • Offers curriculum she created with her class on friendship and feelings.
  • Signs to look for if a child is being bullied
  • Prevention tips
  • Bullying Quiz
  • Bullying Stories

http://www.kidscape.org.uk/childrenteens/index.asp

  • Dealing with bullies
  • Steps to help develop a new anti-bullying policy in classroom
  • How to break up bully gangs
  • How to address racist and homophobic bullying

http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/

  • Anti-bullying site created by Australia’s educational communities
  • Teachers:
    • Ideas for classroom and community
    • Forums
    • Deeper issues underlying bullying, harassment, and violence
    • School case studies

http://www.bullybeware.com/

  • Anti-bullying site offering resources, products, and information for educators, families, and students
  • Info about Cyber Bullying
  • Teachers:
    • FAQs
    • Articles
    • Lesson Plans

http://www.safechild.org/bullies.htm

  • Bullying prevention website for parents and teachers
  • Video
  • Consulting, risk management, legal, and media assistance
  • Information about:
    • Child abuse
    • Strangers
    • Safety on the Internet
    • Bullies
    • Advocacy
    • Research
  • Recommended Reading and links

http://www.antibullying.net

  • Anti-Bullying Network established at University of Edinburgh to provide free anti-bullying support to school communities
  • Information for those who work in and with schools, including school managers, support staff, and teachers
    • Classroom
    • Whole School
    • Reading list
  • Information about bullying in the community
  • Resources

http://www.kzoo.edu/psych/stop_bullying/index.html

  • Kalamazoo (MI) College's Site Dedicated to Creating Safe Learning Environments for Kids
  • Created by college students enrolled in a Social Development course
  • Resources
  • Teachers:
    • What is bullying?
    • Identifying bullies and victims
    • How does the Bully/Victim relationship emerge?
    • Who becomes a bully? Who becomes a victim?
    • What can be done?

Tolerance

http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp

  • Teaching tolerance provides lesson plans, ideas and links

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson294.shtml

  • Provides five lessons for teaching about tolerance

www.edchange.org/multicultural

  • Offers lesson plans and activities on:
    • Ethnicity
    • Multiculturalism
    • Prejudice, discrimination and diversity appreciation

MEDIA LITERACY

www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/index.cfm

  • One of the world’s most comprehensive collections of media education and Internet literacy resources.
  • Issues on media stereotyping.
  • Offers information on how the media portrays:
    • Ethnicity and minorities
    • Girls and Women
    • Gay and lesbians
    • Men and Masculinity
    • Whiteness and White privilege
  • Online games from ages 8-12.

HEROES

http://kidsareheroes.com/

  • Features kids, schools and businesses that support their communities
  • Shout outs to thank kid heroes for their efforts
  • Upcoming events
  • Parents:
    • Nominate kid heroes
  • Kids:
    • Resources
    • Become a hero, search for local organizations with volunteer and fundraising opportunities
    • Games
    • Activities - Color a Logo, Submit artwork