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Joyce Li, M.Sc.Every day, across the country, PREVNet researchers work on projects that help us understand bullying, how to prevent it, and how to promote healthy peer relationships.Here are four of our experts who've appeared in the media recently, talking about different ways to prevent bullying, promote healthy relationships, and increase youth wellbeing.

Lavina Sadhwani, MEdWhen your child discloses that s/he is being bullied or has been bullied, how do you react?Anger, fear, disbelief, worry, disappointment, and heartbreak are normal reactions. Although you may be overcome with emotions, it is important to create a safe space for your child to feel comfortable and to share additional details.

Dr. Danielle Quigley“We all know the awful humiliation of a person laughing at you. But that feeling increases tenfold when it seems like everyone is laughing at you. Scrolling through the comments, the world imploded — and took my heart with it.”– Caitlin Seida (salon.com)

 

Lavina Sadhwani, MEdBefore getting into this blog I want to emphasize that bullying is *not* a rite of passage nor should it be normalized. Bullying is a form is aggression directed towards another and it is harmful.A school is meant to be a place where students can obtain knowledge, engage in team-building activities and feel safe. But when students bully and bystanders watch attentively, it can be traumatic for those who are victimized.

Dr. Danielle Quigley

Can we ever stress enough that healthy relationships are important? Important to children, important to youth, to adults, to the elderly, to neighbourhoods, communities and organizations, companies, governments and countries. As researchers who invest countless hours into the subject, we know this to be fact. Most people probably give the notion little thought unless they find themselves in an unhealthy relationship.

Dr. Danielle Quigley, Post-doctoral Fellow, PREVNet

Dr. Debra Pepler Scientific Co-Director, PREVNetWhere are we in our quest to address the problems of bullying at school and beyond?