Remember the movie “Mean Girls,” where Lindsay Lohan’s character joined the Plastics and bullied her way to the top of the high school food chain? When we think of bullies, we often picture the Plastics girls and other stereotypes from movies and TV. When you hear “bully”, what’s the first thing that comes to your …
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Pink Shirt Day began in 2007 when two Grade 12 students, David Shepherd and Travis Price from Berwick, Nova Scotia (near Halifax, Canada), stood up in defense of a Grade 9 boy being bullied for wearing a pink shirt. Their everyday heroism spread like wildfire – through their school, their community, their province, their country, and out …
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The emotional wreckage from the Steubenville rape case will continue – for those at the epicenter, directly involved in the tragedy, and radiating outward, for all of us shocked and saddened by the behavior and the damage done by and to the children on both sides of this terrible story. As parents, we wonder, “Could …
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In our last post, we discussed the connection between bullying and respect. But how do we keep kids grounded in respect? It’s a building process, unfortunately, not as simple as paying kids excessive compliments or giving everyone participation trophies for sports events. To build self-respect, kids must have many chances to build their competence and …
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Here’s a holiday we love to celebrate! Kindness brings out the best in everyone, especially when someone’s behaving badly. It’s easy to be kind when people are well-behaved, right? The challenge is when someone’s behavior is really trying my patience. When I can control my patience in the face of someone’s difficult behavior, I become …
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