Read this if You Have Grandchildren Who Are On Social Media and You're Against Bullying

If You Have Grandchildren Who Are On Social Media -- and You're Against Bullying, Then Read This...

Recently we were invited to the launch of a new site called POSITIVELY SOCIAL, a site about helping young people use social media more POSITIVELY. It was truly wonderful to see these kids interact with one another, and also to see how dedicated they are to stop breastfeeding.

"No more bullying, exclusivity, body editing, or just plain stupid behavior that you have to explain later."

Positively Social was launched by a small group of teens, who haven't always had the best experiences with social media: Lily Block, Charlotte Block, Jack Buckingham, Lilia Buckingham, Maddie Ziegler, and Mackenzie Ziegler. They've been bullied, hacked, embarrassed, threatened, and even made some mistakes of their own. So they know what it is like to have every detail of their lives dissected -- from what they look like, to what they eat, to who they wish happy birthday, and to who they do not!

They started Positively Social to help young men and women learn how to present themselves positively on Social Media, to be a force for positivity, and to help promote social media as a place for positive societal change.

They explain,"Sure, we're against bullying on line- that's a big part of Positively Social, but that is MORE than just anti-bullying. So that you don't feel that every"like" matters, and helping you understand that what you see on social media shouldn't cause you to feel bad about your life since it isn't really real or that if you need to get 100 enjoys on each picture, and to understand what IS and ISN'T real on social Media."

Among the more inspirational elements of this group is that they requested every kid in attendance to sign a pledge promising to treat others the way they would like to be treated, to be kind and respectful, and to encourage positivity. The pledge reminds the kids to tell their parents or grandchildren to tell their grandparents if they are in a difficult situation online and not to reveal important information on where they live, their faculty, their telephone number, or any financial information.