Spread Kindness Online
1/24/2025 | 1m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
A joke online can hurt more than you think. Teach kids to be kind and responsible online.
When mom discovers her son's mean-spirited edit of a classmate’s photo, she takes the opportunity to teach him a valuable lesson about online kindness. This video emphasizes that jokes at someone else’s expense aren’t harmless and highlights the importance of empathy and responsibility in digital interactions. A relatable and insightful guide for families navigating online behavior.
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Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.
Spread Kindness Online
1/24/2025 | 1m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
When mom discovers her son's mean-spirited edit of a classmate’s photo, she takes the opportunity to teach him a valuable lesson about online kindness. This video emphasizes that jokes at someone else’s expense aren’t harmless and highlights the importance of empathy and responsibility in digital interactions. A relatable and insightful guide for families navigating online behavior.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(upbeat music) - Buddy, why would you do this to Megan?
- Uh... - I did not raise you to act like this.
I'm taking away your phone privileges.
(upbeat music) - So funny.
- [Narrator] Sometimes a joke is not just a joke, especially when it comes at someone else's expense.
Talk to your kids about being kind online.
Let's make the internet a friendlier place for everyone.
- Why would you do this to Megan?
- Uh... - Things like this hurt even if you don't mean them to.
It's important to be kind online.
How would you feel if somebody did this to you?
You need to take responsibility and make it right.
- I'm sorry, I didn't think it was such a big deal.
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