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 [...]
Just released, Mouse Mail is a program that parents can use to monitor their children’s emails and text messages. Check out this story about the new product. – USA Today Story Also check out the Mouse Mail Website!
By LISA BELKIN (http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/how-parents-can-prevent-bullying/) September 19: Billy Lucas, age 15, of Greensburg, Indiana, hanged himself from the rafters of his family’s barn. September 19: Seth Walsh, 13, of Tahachapi, California, hanged himself from a tree in his yard. September 22; Tyler Clementi, 18, a Rutgers University freshman, jumped off the George Washington Bridge in New York City. September 23: Asher Brown, [...]
Recently I’ve been having a lot of talks with teens and their parents about cell phones. Parenting with cell phones is a new thing. It’s not something we grew up with so I’ve been doing some research on what’s being said about the issue. I’d suggest you check out these sites! Parenting Teens Contract: Cell Phones Common Sense Media Cell [...]
The PACER Center works very activly to help promote anti-bullying and bully prevention. They have a great campaign called “The End of Bullying Begins with You” where students tell their story. Here’s what they say: “What impacts students when addressing bullying? One of the more powerful influences, as rated by the students themselves, is learning about their peer’s unique experiences. [...]
New York – They’ve driven youth to suicide and thwarted the best-laid plans of schools and parents. Is there any cure for bullying? Has bullying grown more prevalent? It’s certainly more publicized. A recent spate of “bullycides”—teen suicides triggered by intense bullying—has made national headlines. Not since the Columbine massacre a decade ago, itself perpetrated by two bullied teens, has the [...]
Here are some good tips from an article at: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-new-teen-age/201010/7-ways-support-teen-bullying-victims There is not much parents can do to prevent their child from becoming the victim of bullying. 15-25% percent of students report being bullied with some frequency. Often victims are chosen for reasons outside of their control, such as physical appearance, disability, sexual orientation, perceived sexual orientation, actual or perceived [...]
How can parents help prevent suicides, bullying? BETH J. HARPAZ, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With bullying, teen suicides and harassment of gay teenagers making headlines, parents may be wondering what role they can play in discouraging kids from tormenting others whom they perceive as different. Homosexuality remains a controversial issue in some communities. But nobody wants to [...]
Bullying in public schools across America has spiraled out of control. Family values instilled in our American children have taken a warped turn. The Today show on NBC reported four teen suicides at Mentor High School in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday morning, October 9, 2010. Two families of teen victims, Eric and Sladjana, argued against the public school district, that [...]
Creating a HAPPIER Community Bullying Prevention thru Olweus and Songahm Taekwondo Bullying is one of the most difficult issues that students, parents and educators might encounter in or out of school. Discipline, order and respect are mainstays of Songahm Taekwondo, but many instructors offer additional support with presentations from the The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, the most researched and best-known [...]
