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National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI)

http://www.nbcdi.org/

 The organization was launched by the Black Women’s Community Development Foundation, whose leadership, in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement, was deeply concerned about the unsatisfactory conditions faced by families determined to raise healthy Black children.  By organizing NBCDI as a national advocacy group, they created a unified movement to develop strategies to improve the life circumstances of the Black child through policy change (http://www.nbcdi.org/who-we-are/who-we-are).

Their mission is:   “to improve and advance the quality of life for Black children and their families through education and advocacy.”

Child Health Talk is a publication that is put out three times a year.  In the current issue the main focus was on back to school and preparing the children and parents for the return of school.  The topic that caught my eye for the portion on bullying.  This section had information on the warring signs, what parents can do, and social media and bullying. 

When we think about going back to school must of us focus on supplies, uniforms or clothing, schedules, buses etc.  In today's again we now must be concerned with bullying.  School is in and already on my local news there was an incident of 8th grade students fighting on the bus ride home.  There is some talk about the how the incident  started with some girls bullying another girl.  The incident is under investigation by the school and bus company.  As you can see school and start of the one time we may not choose to discuss or think we may need to is the one issue that we must differently address.  Bullying can start at any age, and we as parents and educators must make sure that every child feels safe to come to school and learn.