Video: Hockey Canada, “Golf”, “Relax, It’s Just A Game” Public Service Ad Campaign, 2004 Concerned about the level of adult bullying in kids’ hockey, the Canadian Hockey Association created a now-famous series of public service announcements called “Relax, It’s Just a Game.” Beneath the humor of parent-child role reversals, parents discover how humiliating it is to …
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Here’s a great article on building empathy and creating the expectation in kids’ and adults’ minds of an inclusive, care-taking environment. http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1122916–porter-brock-university-professor-tries-to-stop-bullying-by-changing-recess-in-st-catharines-schools
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Last week, Rick Mercer posted a “Rick’s Rant” called “Make It Better Now,” regarding the recent string of suicides due to bullying. Take a moment to watch the clip. He sends a powerful message that “it’s no longer good enough for us to tell kids who are different that it’s going to get better. …
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The only solution to bullying is prevention. Yes, we must respond to the crises and the Columbines, but there will never be enough laws, enough school suspensions, or enough jails if we are always trying to “clean up” the problem after it’s reached crisis mode. With every crisis, we are receiving the (ignored) message that …
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October is National Bullying Awareness Month in the United States. Show your support! Anyone can put a stop to bullying. A perfect example of this is Dylan Beckham, a nine-year-old in Bowling Green, KY, who stood by an autistic classmate and insisted that the bullying stop. His insistence of “No Bullying Here” spread through his …
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