Are we raising a generation of couch potatoes? Parents say, “All my kid wants to do is sit on the couch and play video games or text on her phone.” Are kids lazy? Or is something else discouraging kids from participating in gym class or outdoor activities? We already know that school bullying often occurs …
Category: Bullying Awareness
Bullying Makes Kids Reluctant To Exercise
- By Admin in Bullying Awareness, Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids
-
April 15, 2014
-
April 15, 2014
Permanent link to this article: https://bullyingepidemic.com/bullying-exercise/
Bully or Leader – Where’s The Line?
- By Admin in Bullying Awareness, Bullying Prevention Tips, Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids
-
February 18, 2014
-
February 18, 2014
What would you do if another mother described your 6-yr-old daughter as a bully? When mother and writer Ritu Shannon was confronted with this situation, she was confused and concerned. Shannon talked to her daughter’s teacher and was reassured when the teacher confirmed that her daughter is kindhearted, and something more: a leader. Writing about …
Permanent link to this article: https://bullyingepidemic.com/bully-leader-wheres-line/
Lessons We MUST Learn From Amanda Todd *Updated*
- By Admin in Bullying Awareness, Bullying in the News, Cyberbullying
-
November 18, 2013
-
November 18, 2013
15-year-old Amanda Todd from Coquitlam, British Columbia killed herself this week, after several years of terror at the hands of a cyberbully/cyberstalker and merciless, cruel-hearted peer taunting and physical violence at several schools. Now we’re “outraged”, according to an article in the Toronto Star. Where was our outrage WHILE this was happening? Why weren’t we …
Permanent link to this article: https://bullyingepidemic.com/lessons-we-must-learn-from-amanda-todd/
Damages: Bullying’s Long-Term Effects
- By Laura Boast in Bullying Awareness, Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids
-
November 6, 2013
-
November 6, 2013
You’d think a bullied child or teen has enough to deal with in the present, but new research shows that bullying can impact their lives well into the future – both legally and psychologically. Kids who are bullied repeatedly more likely to become bullies themselves, AND they’re also more likely to end up becoming criminals …
Permanent link to this article: https://bullyingepidemic.com/long-term-effects/
October is National Bullying Prevention Month
- By Admin in Bullying Awareness, Bullying in the News, Kids and Teens Against Bullying
-
October 1, 2013
-
October 1, 2013
Welcome to National Bullying Prevention Month. Let’s move forward, with all adults and kids, to make this our most bully-free year ever – in our homes, schools, workplaces, and communities (including on TV!). Adults must lead the way for kids. Say “no” to bullying. Be an upstander. Behave yourself online. Be kind, especially when someone’s …
Permanent link to this article: https://bullyingepidemic.com/october-national-bullying-prevention-month/
The Far-Reaching Power of Forgiveness
- By Laura Boast in Bullying Awareness, Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids
-
August 6, 2013
-
August 6, 2013
When I was In Grade 2, my classmate David punched me in the stomach. Another classmate named David taunted me on my walks home from school. My parents spoke with taunting David’s parents, who apologized to me on their son’s behalf. I wasn’t convinced. I harbored bitterness for decades, including an irrational suspicion of boys …
Permanent link to this article: https://bullyingepidemic.com/forgiveness/
Why Stronger Anti-Bullying Laws Aren’t The Answer
- By Lorna Blumen in Bullying Awareness, Bullying Prevention
-
February 20, 2013
-
February 20, 2013
Anti-bullying laws are like the out-of-bounds markers on a ski hill. They’ll catch you if you go seriously off course, but once you’ve gone that far, the damage is already done. The best line down the hill is considerably inside those markers. With bullying, pushing a child until they “almost” commit suicide might be technically …
Permanent link to this article: https://bullyingepidemic.com/anti-bullying-laws-arent-the-answer/
Topics
- Anti-Bullying Infographics
- Bullying Awareness
- Bullying Epidemic
- Bullying Epidemic In the Media
- Bullying in the News
- Bullying Prevention
- Bullying Prevention Tips
- Bullying Resources
- Cyberbullying
- Featured
- Guest Authors Share About Bullying
- Kids and Teens Against Bullying
- Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids
- School Bullying
- Uncategorized
- Workplace Bullying