We have all played all three roles in the bullying “system” – bully, target, and most frequently, bystander. While attention is focused on the bullies and targets, the bystander is often overlooked. That’s unfortunate, because the single most effective tool for stopping a bullying attack is intervention by bystanders. You might think that the bystanders …
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Corporate Talk with Charlie and Eva is a radio program featuring Charlie Lobasco and Eva Lewandowski. Charlie is an author and the founder of the C.A.R.E. Network: Courage to take Action Relevant to Everyone. During his nearly forty years as a consultant and executive for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, he has developed a seminar entitled, “C.A.R.E. Certification in the Workplace” …
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A new study from the University of Stavanger in Norway that was published recently in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology suggests that as many as one-third of teenagers who are bullied may develop symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD can cause problems for the person who has been traumatized, such as: Flashbacks, or feeling like the …
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We recently received a query through Twitter asking Lorna’s advice about a “hate club”: “What is the best way to approach a situation where a boy starts a hate club against one girl and class joins – teacher’s aware.” That’s a tough issue for any parent to deal with, especially when the teacher is aware …
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In April of 2012, DoSomething.org partnered with the movie Bully to produce a Facebook app that would allow young people on Facebook to report their bullying experiences at school and share the results. This interactive application required the responses be tied to an existing school, and the school would be graded based on the student’s …
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