[Note: It has recently come to light that the author of the book this video series was based on has been expelled from The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators for violation of their harassment policy as reported by Deadline.] Thirteen Reasons Why, a video series based on a best-selling teen novel, is the story of a 17 year old …
Thirteen Things To Talk To Your Teens About 13 Reasons Why: Introduction
[Note: It has recently come to light that the author of the book this video series was based on has been expelled from The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators for violation of their harassment policy as reported by Deadline.] In 2007, Jay Asher wrote 13 Reasons Why about a teenage girl who committed suicide but not before leaving 13 …
Family Time Movie Theater: Suicide and Suicide Attempts
When it comes to family movie time don’t shy away from films that have serious issues like those that have suicide or suicide attempts in the story line. Watch them WITH your kid so you can talk about the issues involved and find out what they think (and how they feel) about stress, disappointment and despair. Most will be somewhat …
Teenage Peer Suicide Part 2-Helping Your Kid Get Through It
Helping your kid make sense of death is one of those serious and painful jobs parents face. Helping your kid make sense of teenage suicide can feel nearly impossible. One way to prepare yourself is to know something of why people commit suicide and how kids react to that kind of tragedy. (See part one of this two part blog …
Teenage Peer Suicide Part 1-Helping Your Teen Make Sense of It
Helping your kid make sense of death is one of those serious and painful jobs parents face. Helping your kid make sense of death by suicide can feel nearly impossible. If you are faced with this daunting parenting responsibility, it can help to know something of why people commit suicide and how kids react to that kind of tragedy. Why? …