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Two weeks ago Netflix released 13 Reasons Why , a series that diverges dramatically from the book by Jay Asher that was published in 2007. The episodes are extremely intense.  It deals with bullying, sexual shaming of girls, rape, and suicide.  This series is set in a public high school and it shows two graphic rape scenes, and a very graphic scene of suicide.  The premise is that a girl has died by suicide and left cassette tapes behind narrating the 13 reasons she killed herself, each reason is a person. If you have teens in your life you should assume they are either watching this or know about this series.  The show’s handling of teen suicide does NOT follow best practices for preventing suicide. Nor do they provide any resources for support.  Our 7th and 8th grade students were taught about suicide prevention in January through the Lifelines Curriculum.  Sadly, this series is contradictory to what they learned to help a friend or to help themselves. I am very co

Happy 2o17!   Over the December break, we re-read this post from The Today Show Blog.  This post  is written by a mother about her daughter being unkind and exclusive with a peer at school.  It is a great reminder about how we want our children to treat others and how support your child in being kind and inclusive.   Thanks for reading! Rachel and Katie The TODAY Parenting Team is a community where anyone can write posts, ask questions and share advice. > Join us! Join Us!   Log in Challenge:   Raising Kind Kids My Worst Nightmare: What If I Raised The Bully? Published on April 18, 2016 557   Vote up!         I will never forget the day my daughter told me that Bethany, a girl in her 4th grade class, was annoying her. “What is she doing to you?” I questioned, instinctively protective.“She’s following me around on the playground and sitting by me at lunch!” she quipped, as if that would sum things right up and get me squarel