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Join the national effort to help stop digital abuse!


It’s no secret that we live in an ever-evolving and expansive digital age. However, as with any innovation, the development of new digital media is not without its consequences. Issues such as cyberbullying, sexting, and online dating abuse are just a few of the concerns faced by youth across the nation. To address these issues, MTV’s A Thin Line campaign hopes to involve young people, like you, to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in your life and the lives of those around you. The campaign has developed two new opportunities for you to get involved and let your voices be heard: Read More!

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New Book Club Feature: Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25

Richard Paul Evans

The new Circle of Respect book club selection features Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by best-selling author Richard Paul Evans. Download it here or search for it on iTunes. 

As the first book in what will certainly become a timeless series by Richard Paul Evans, Michael Vey, tells the story of an unlikely teen here who, despite struggling with Tourette’s Syndrome, has special powers that help him overcome a number of obstacles that threaten not only his friends but the world. This engaging novel is both highly entertaining as well as insightful.  It offers readers a chance to explore themes that are present in all of our lives such as friendship, bullying, respect, and bravery.  In this podcast, author Richard Paul Evans speaks with NCPC’s Robin Young about how Michael Vey came to be, and what’s in store for him next.
April book Club Feature: Real Friends vs. the Other Kind

Real Friends vs. the Other Kind

 The Circle of Respect’s April book club selection features Good Friends vs. the Other Kind by Annie Fox. Download it here or search for it on iTunes.

The second book in the three-part series, Middle School Confidential by Annie Fox, Real Friends vs. the Other Kind is an interactive graphic novel which helps young teens understand what it means to be a real friend. In this podcast, author Annie Fox speaks with NCPC’s Kelsey Tokar about how respect plays into the development of a healthy, lasting friendship and how to help out a friend that may really need it.
What would your child do?

Kate with ParentsWhat do children really do in a bullying situation when they think parents aren’t watching?   Rosalind Wiseman, an NCPC Circle of Respect’s book club author, helps to find the answers when “Dateline’s” hidden cameras are placed in a room where teens are put to the test in various bullying situations.  Several parents who volunteered and agreed to participate in this eye-opening special report, will watch different bullying scenarios of their kids with hopes of learning some valuable lessons.  Will these kids do what their parents hope and predict?
Tune in to Dateline’s preview of Sunday’s episode airing at 7 PM/EST  http://datl.in/hZg8Wc

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