Two Very Different Ways to Help Kids with Bullying by Dr. Brooks Gibbs and Jessica Joelle Alexander, Episode #14

In this episode, we have 2 experts speaking on bullying from completely different perspectives. Dr Brooks Gibbs, award winning resilience educator, talks passionately about the importance of teaching children how to regulate emotions and solve social problems. His focus is on individual resilience vs. "targeting the aggressor". Our second speaker is Jessica Joelle Alexander, parenting expert and bestselling author, who will explore a Danish perspective to bullying. The Danish Way focuses on a community based approach to bullying where nurturing social connections, inclusive practices, and open communication is of vital importance.  _____________ In the last 20 years Denmark has made drastic headway in reducing bullying both online and offline with an innovative approach. They have been so successful in fact, that Danish children are currently among the least bullied in all of Europe. Research clearly shows that bullying can have serious psychological and health consequences for children and adults, so tackling this issue is of the utmost importance.  What’s the secret to their success? In her course Jessica  will you take you on a journey to learn about Denmark’s groundbreaking way of handling bullying, why it has been so effective in tackling the issue and give you tips and tools for how to try this out in your classroom and at home Want to learn more from Jessica? Take her workshop on The Danish Way of Handling Bullying. Use code BULLYING30 to take 30% OFF at checkout https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/product/danish-way-of-working-with-bullying/ You can also watch this workshop as part of our membership -- podcast listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.