166: My Kid Is Being Bullied. What Should I D...

Loot boxes, in-app purchases, Robux, skins — and a kid who won't stop asking for them. If you're a parent of a tween or teen gamer, you already know this pressure. But are these purchases actually harmful, or are you just out of touch with how gaming works today? In-app purchases ...  Show more

In recognition of National Fentanyl Awareness Day, we're bringing back one of our most critical episodes — because every family needs this information. Illicit fentanyl has contaminated the drug landscape and is causing record deaths among young people. How should parents talk wi ...  Show more

‏في هذه الحلقة استضفنا أخصائية علم نفس الأطفال والمراهقين، مريم بسال لنتحدث معها عن أسباب التنمر وضحياه. ناقشنا معها بيئة المنزل التي تخلق المتنمر والضحية، كيفية التعامل مع المتنمر، الآثار النفسية التي يعاني منها الضحية.ونركز على أهمية تقبل مشاعر طفلنا وسلوكه حتى لا يلجأ للتنمر. ...  Show more

Tony Volk is a psychologist, professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Brock University, a researcher and an author. Almost everyone will encounter bullying at some point in our lives. Be it in school, sports or even at the workplace, there seems to be no shortage of individuals re ...  Show more

Bullying is being mean to someone over and over again. It can happen at home, school, online, on the bus… and it's not always physical.

When you're bullied, you can feel hurt, angry, and sad, all at once.

So, if a bully hurts you, can you hurt them back? Can you ca ...

Bullying is a strangely accepted part of life; no matter how much schools (and workplaces) do to avoid it, bullies still manage to torment their victims. This week we take a look at the science to find out what makes a bully & whether there are any tactics to tackle this persiste ...  Show more