End Bullying + Safety vs. Panic + Adolescents and Risk

(http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00NIBTZRC&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=mrdacom-20)(http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=mrdacom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00NIBTZRC)Carrie Goldman, author of Bullied. Topic: What every parent, teacher, and kid needs to know about ending the cycle of fear. Issues: Eye-opening stats on the prevalence of bullying; the harmful effects of bullying on the brain; creating a home environment that produces neither bullies nor victims; why typical school anti-bullying/zero tolerance policies do more harm than good. (http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0964004224&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=mrdacom-20)(http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=mrdacom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0964004224)Paula Statman, author of Raising Careful, Confident Kids in a Crazy World.Topic: Teaching kids to be safe and strong. Issues: Striking a healthy balance between safety and panic; turning nice kids into safe kids; why scare tactics don’t work; what parents and kids need to know about sex offenders; much more. (http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=077108708X&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=mrdacom-20)(http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=mrdacom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=077108708X)Michael Ungar, author of Too Safe for Their Own Good. Topic: How risk and responsibility help teens thrive. Issues: Adolescents are safer now than at any time in history—why are we overly protecting them? How bubble-wrapping kids stunts their healthy growth and puts them at harm; the benefits of experiencing manageable amounts of danger.