Webinar, May 20th, 2025, with McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA. Bullying is hardly a new phenomenon. Generations of kids have had to navigate playground bullies and other peers trying to leverage power over them. But in today’s high-tech world, cyberbullying and digital harassment have greatly expanded the range of bullying challenges children and teens can face.
* So what should parents know about protecting their children from bullies—online, at school, or anywhere else? What signs might suggest a child or teen is being bullied and in need of support? And how can parents, along with teachers, coaches, and other adults, help kids and adolescents address the many forms of bullying today?
* Jaqueline Sperling, PhD, provides an overview of the dynamics of bullying and its potential impacts, shares tips for supporting bullied kids and teens, and answers audience questions about working with educators and other adults to address ongoing issues.
* This session will feature a live Q+A.
About the speaker: Jacqueline Sperling, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, faculty at Harvard Medical School, and the co-founder and co-program director of the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program. She specializes in implementing evidence-based treatments, such as cognitive behavior therapy, and working with youth who present with anxiety disorders and/or obsessive compulsive disorder. Dr. Sperling is the author of the young adult nonfiction book “Find Your Fierce: How to Put Social Anxiety in Its Place” and a contributor for Harvard Health Publishing.
Register to https://home.mcleanhospital.org/webinar-series or contact education@mclean.harvard.edu 617.855.3152
