There was a moment that changed everything for me.

I was working with parents and I kept noticing the same painful gap. These were loving, determined parents who wanted to protect their children. They were showing up, asking questions, and doing everything they thought they were supposed to do. But when it came to using their school's own bullying prevention policy as a tool for advocacy, they had no idea it was even an option.

That gap between what parents deserved to know and what they actually knew lit a fire in me. And DaliTalks LLC was born.

Parents Are Showing Up. The System Is Letting Them Down.

Too many parents feel unheard when they try to advocate for their child. They lie awake at night wondering whether their child will be safe if a bully targets them. They don't need a research study to tell them that bullying leaves lasting marks on mental health. They've lived it. They've watched their children carry wounds that didn't fade.

The frustration isn't a lack of love or e...

He kept calling me a dumb Mexican because I have an accent, but so does Jimmy. He’s from France. I just don’t get it. I know English just as much as he does. I’m also not from Mexico.

-8 year old, Ana in Maryland

When adults hear about conflicts among kids such as Ana’s, they’re often dismissed as child bickery, a rough phase of childhood, or just part of being a kid. But if this scenario where between two adults, it would be considered harassment or discrimination.

So, why aren’t educators taking the time to teach kids to not use stereotypes in the classrooms? Sadly, schools also don’t strongly consider the effects of stereotyping (such as misogyny or sexual harassment) more seriously-and they should! They know they exist, but they don’t actively focus on this issue.

Subconscious stereotyping is important because

1. it negatively affects academic progress
2. some students are punished harsher than others
3. these actions carry on into adulthood and it is a cause of job loss, ...