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Event Reminder
the Town of Edson for Darkness to
Light – Mental Health Awareness. Join
the community and place luminaries or
a simple candle outside your home to
u n i t e f o r a l i g h t a t d a w n
(approximately 5:10 am).
Includes process colour pages 1,4,5,7,10,11,14,15,18,20,21,24
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 10 MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2020 MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 2020 PAGE 19 May 9: For mental health week, join
Shine Pink: Shine a light on bullying - see page 3
Cyberbullying on the rise with Covid : see page 6 If you or someone you know is being bullied, talk to
someone you trust, like a teacher or an adult.
ANTI-BULLYING WEEKYING WEEK NOV. To speak to someone who can help, call 1-800-668-6868
ANTI-BULL
or visit www.kidshelpphone.ca.
16-20
For 24/7, anonymous mental health assistance call 2-1-1.
Talk with your child about cyberbullying
Open up a discussion with your child sending photos; even play one or more teens see their accounts as their control over it. It can be shared and
about cyberbullying. It's the best way to of the video games they're immersed in. personal property; demanding they even altered by others. Even deleting
show them you think it's important to · Know the technology – and keep up share their passwords with you can something doesn't necessarily remove it
their lives – and will make it easier for with it. Learn about the devices your backfire by making them more from the Internet.
them to come to you in the future: child is using and how they're using secretive. · Help your child to think before
· Let them know you've become aware them: instant message, text, visit social posting. Kids can be very impulsive
of the issue; you might mention it's networking sites, download content. Teach your child safe online about snapping photos and uploading
been in the news a lot, and seems to Learn what apps they may have on their behaviour them to share with friends, or posting
have become a pretty big thing among mobile devices. A lot of social networking activity is personal information. But once it's
teens lately. entirely harmless and is part of the way online, anything can take on a life of its
· Refer to the stories you may have Set ground rules for your child's kids today stay connected with each own – and be impossible to take back.
heard or read about. online activity other. But there are also serious risks. Rule to remember: only post what
· Ask your child if they've ever seen If you haven't already, start setting Help your child understand what they they'd be comfortable with anyone
any kind of cyberbullying and let them some ground rules with your child are. seeing.
tell you about it. about their online activity. · Make sure your child understands · Talk to your child about what a real
· Be careful not to make it an · Insist your child use privacy settings. that once they post something online, it
interrogation; listen and open up the Social networking sites let users control doesn't go away. And they can lose continued on page 11
lines of communication. who sees the information they share.
· Reassure them you won't take away Make sure your child knows how to use
their social networking access or mobile the privacy settings on any site where
device. Children and teens are often they've created an account, and how to Break the cycle
afraid to confide in their parents for fear restrict who sees the messages or photos
their online access or devices will be they post.
taken away. · Let your child know you may take
action if there's reason for concern. Tell of bullying by
Learn about what your child does them it's part of your job to keep them
online safe, and if you feel there's a risk, you
While you may not have grown up may monitor their online
with it yourself, your child's use of communication. telling someone
social networking, texting, and a whole · Educate your children about
range of online activity can seem very passwords and how important they are.
foreign. Find out what your kids are - Encourage them to create different you trust.
doing online. It's the first important step passwords for different sites and to
to keeping them safe: never share their passwords with
· Learn what sites your child uses and friends.
what accounts they have. Talk with - Make sure they use a password to
them about what they do online, and lock their devices. This will protect
who they do it with. them if their mobile device – and what's
· Try it yourself. It's hard to understand on it – ever gets into the wrong hands.
what this is all about without some first- - If your child is younger, you can ask
hand experience. Set up a social them to give you the passwords they
networking account and create a profile; use, letting them know you'll only ever
try making a simple webcam video or use them in an emergency. However,
the Town of Edson for Darkness to
Light – Mental Health Awareness. Join
the community and place luminaries or
a simple candle outside your home to
u n i t e f o r a l i g h t a t d a w n
(approximately 5:10 am).
Includes process colour pages 1,4,5,7,10,11,14,15,18,20,21,24
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 10 MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2020 MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 2020 PAGE 19 May 9: For mental health week, join
Shine Pink: Shine a light on bullying - see page 3
Cyberbullying on the rise with Covid : see page 6 If you or someone you know is being bullied, talk to
someone you trust, like a teacher or an adult.
ANTI-BULLYING WEEKYING WEEK NOV. To speak to someone who can help, call 1-800-668-6868
ANTI-BULL
or visit www.kidshelpphone.ca.
16-20
For 24/7, anonymous mental health assistance call 2-1-1.
Talk with your child about cyberbullying
Open up a discussion with your child sending photos; even play one or more teens see their accounts as their control over it. It can be shared and
about cyberbullying. It's the best way to of the video games they're immersed in. personal property; demanding they even altered by others. Even deleting
show them you think it's important to · Know the technology – and keep up share their passwords with you can something doesn't necessarily remove it
their lives – and will make it easier for with it. Learn about the devices your backfire by making them more from the Internet.
them to come to you in the future: child is using and how they're using secretive. · Help your child to think before
· Let them know you've become aware them: instant message, text, visit social posting. Kids can be very impulsive
of the issue; you might mention it's networking sites, download content. Teach your child safe online about snapping photos and uploading
been in the news a lot, and seems to Learn what apps they may have on their behaviour them to share with friends, or posting
have become a pretty big thing among mobile devices. A lot of social networking activity is personal information. But once it's
teens lately. entirely harmless and is part of the way online, anything can take on a life of its
· Refer to the stories you may have Set ground rules for your child's kids today stay connected with each own – and be impossible to take back.
heard or read about. online activity other. But there are also serious risks. Rule to remember: only post what
· Ask your child if they've ever seen If you haven't already, start setting Help your child understand what they they'd be comfortable with anyone
any kind of cyberbullying and let them some ground rules with your child are. seeing.
tell you about it. about their online activity. · Make sure your child understands · Talk to your child about what a real
· Be careful not to make it an · Insist your child use privacy settings. that once they post something online, it
interrogation; listen and open up the Social networking sites let users control doesn't go away. And they can lose continued on page 11
lines of communication. who sees the information they share.
· Reassure them you won't take away Make sure your child knows how to use
their social networking access or mobile the privacy settings on any site where
device. Children and teens are often they've created an account, and how to Break the cycle
afraid to confide in their parents for fear restrict who sees the messages or photos
their online access or devices will be they post.
taken away. · Let your child know you may take
action if there's reason for concern. Tell of bullying by
Learn about what your child does them it's part of your job to keep them
online safe, and if you feel there's a risk, you
While you may not have grown up may monitor their online
with it yourself, your child's use of communication. telling someone
social networking, texting, and a whole · Educate your children about
range of online activity can seem very passwords and how important they are.
foreign. Find out what your kids are - Encourage them to create different you trust.
doing online. It's the first important step passwords for different sites and to
to keeping them safe: never share their passwords with
· Learn what sites your child uses and friends.
what accounts they have. Talk with - Make sure they use a password to
them about what they do online, and lock their devices. This will protect
who they do it with. them if their mobile device – and what's
· Try it yourself. It's hard to understand on it – ever gets into the wrong hands.
what this is all about without some first- - If your child is younger, you can ask
hand experience. Set up a social them to give you the passwords they
networking account and create a profile; use, letting them know you'll only ever
try making a simple webcam video or use them in an emergency. However,
