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A Culture of Bullying: Digging a Little Deeper

We have spent quite a bit of time this month researching and blogging about bullying. We have come to the conclusion that as a culture if we all dig a little deeper into our own lives, we could lessen the problem of bullying greatly.

Children live what they are taught. What is it about our culture that is creating an atmosphere of bullying and emotional and… >> Continue reading: A Culture of Bullying: Digging a Little Deeper

Physical Effects of Bullying

When we’re conducting staff development programs or parent programs at schools, one point that we stress is:

Bullying is not a right of passage, and should not be blown off as a “boys will be boys” or “kids will be kids” situation. Bullying is not ok, and chronic bullying can have serious short-term and long-term physical and emotional affects including:

Skin disorders, such as acne in

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Targets of Bullying

In our Native culture, we teach our children that diversity is to be honored and revered. Just as there are no two stars exactly alike in the universe, there are no two children exactly alike on Earth. It is so important to honor and respect each others’ differences.

We have found in our public and private elementary, middle, and high schools that diversity is something that… >> Continue reading: Targets of Bullying

Bullying and Native American Children on Reservations

Several times a year we return to Robert’s homeland in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Besides Mom, we still have many aunts, uncles, and cousins living on the rez. We also travel to many other nations throughout Indian Country, and we would be remise to talk about bullying without taking the time to recognize the special issues faced by Native children who live on reservations across this great nation.

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How to Talk to a Child who is Being a Bully

When confronted with evidence of being a bully, your child or student may respond “I wasn’t being a bully, we were having a fight.” When faced with this justification, here are some questions you may ask your child to elicit a discussion of what it means to be a bully. We believe that in this situation yelling at your… >> Continue reading: How to Talk to a Child who is Being a Bully

Things Not to Say if Your Child is Being Bullied

If your child is being bullied, your first instinct may be to make light of it, in order to help your child or student feel better. Do not do this. The most important thing you can do is listen, until you have the whole story – or as much of the story as you are going to get. After listening, you and your child can decide together on an appropriate course of action. … >> Continue reading: Things Not to Say if Your Child is Being Bullied

Third Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, Oct. 5 – 11

Third Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness

Week, Oct. 5 – 11, Calls on Communities to Unite

From www.pacer.org:

It takes a community to prevent bullying of children. The Third Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, Oct 5-11, 2008 encourages communities nationwide to work together to increase awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullying on all children.

Families, students

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School Program in Wichita, Kansas

Here’s some pictures from our student program in Wichita, Kansas yesterday. Many thanks to the principal for taking these pictures. We had a blast!

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Steps for Taking Care of Bullying

Last night we did a parent program for Holy Trinity Catholic School in Lenexa, Kansas. The school asked us ahead of time to specifically focus on bullying. Throughout the evening we felt the heartfelt concern of the gathered parents, teachers, and community. From a personal standpoint, our children are grown, but as grandparents of seven, how can we help them stop bullying?

The most important thing we can do, is to

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Anti-Bullying Toolkit for Young Bullying Bystanders

We have found when acting as bystanders and witnesses to bullying, many elementary school children would like to help stop it, but don’t know how, because they’re caught off guard and don’t know what to do. Here are some simple things to teach your children:

You can say “That’s not funny,” in response to a child or group of children teasing another child.

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