We’re always looking for more information about how to educate people about bullying. Recently we can across a great online training course that costs just $5. If you are a parent, teen, or educator who is interested in helping to stop bullying check out www.Stand4Hope.com and their online training program!
Last Friday I talked to a few hundred kids about how to deal with bullies. We talked about two different “word blocks” from Verbal Judo for kids. All around the kids learned some cool new ways to deal with people who are making fun of them but the really interesting thing came a day or two later at the Apple [...]
Olweus is one of the world leaders in Bully research and prevention. Recently the ATA (American Taekwondo Association) has partnered with Olweus to offer bully prevention education to students and parents across the country. Check out the resent post on the Olweus website! You can also see more at www.ATALeadershipNOW.com.
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From The Blaze: Sexting, or sending sexual text messages to friends, is a surprisingly common phenomenon among the youth. As of 2009, about 20% of teens admitted to “sexting,” according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. In the New York Times, there‘s a sad and shocking story of how sexting altered one young girl’s life. She was [...]
From Mashable.com: Justin Bieber has teamed up with MTV and Facebook to take a stand against cyberbullying. The teen star called for young people to post an action to MTV’s Draw Your Line, a virtual map and support forum that tracks efforts to stop digital abuse. To spur participation, Bieber is offering a chance to win one of 14 prizes just by [...]
Kendallville, IN – On February 9th concerned parents and students are leading an effort to bring more awareness to the problem of bullying in Noble County. Local parent, Robyn Funk has partnered with the Noble Bully Project and Miss Limberlost, Vicki McKee, to bring awareness to this growing problem. “I want to help our community understand the problem. I don’t [...]
By Janelle Walker For The Courier-News Dec 8, 2010 8:28PM CARPENTERSVILLE — Bullies, according to one fifth-grader at Lakewood Elementary School, are people who don’t feel good about themselves, so they pick on other people. Martial arts, such as those demonstrated to the school’s physical education classes this week, can help those bullies find self-confidence and self-control so they don’t feel the [...]
Ninth grade was supposed to be a fresh start for Marie’s son: new school, new children. Yet by last October, he had become withdrawn. Marie prodded. And prodded again. Finally, he told her. “The kids say I’m saying all these nasty things about them on Facebook,” he said. “They don’t believe me when I tell them I’m not on Facebook.” But [...]
