A Question Bullied Kids May Be Asking: Is Love Alive?
Is love alive? For kids who are made to feel worthless by peers, siblings or sadly from some adults in their lives, they may not think so. This message is simple. We all have what it takes — two ears, a heart and the opportunity — to help kids feel like love is alive. Kids […]
The Charles M. Blow Essay on Bullying You’ll Never Forget
I had never thought of suicide before and had never remembered ever speaking the word, but, in that moment, the idea fell on me so completely and so agreeably that it was as if I had planned it. I dug the bottle of aspirin from my pocket. I was going to take them all. I […]
Anderson: Bullying Prevention Expert on What Parents Can Do
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Recently, the new Anderson show covered the topic of bullying, which featured bullying prevention expert, Dr. Dorothy Espelage. (By the way, Anderson Cooper went on to host a week of shows about bullying and prevention on AC360 a week later and that’s why he should get a Be the One […]
Being Called ‘Fatso’ Seared My Soul: Mayor Koch
Gay teens — or teens and kids perceived as gay — get bullied often and brutally. It’s horrible and needs to stop. No doubt about it. But there’s another group of kids that can’t seem to escape it either. Ironically, it’s another three letter description — Fat — or perceived as “fat”– in our “size […]
5 More Tips on How To Be the One Go-To Adult
Elizabeth Lasky , a leader in social work, specializing in bullying, cyberbullying and relationship issues, spoke at a conference in NYC recently. I was struck by her grasp of the bullying issue and her common sense approach. She works with kids on their own turf and seems to really understand how their world works. Often, […]
Anderson Trying to Untangle Messy Issue of Bullying
Anderson Cooper should get a Tangled Ball Award for putting so much effort into trying to untangle the complicated mess of bullying through his series this week: Bullying: It Stops Here. He is definitely a Be the One Go-To Adult. If you missed the televised town hall meeting that he hosted on CNN from Rutgers […]
Steve Jobs on Doing What You Love
How To Make A Child Feel Better When They’ve Been Bullied
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Notice that the headline doesn’t say “How To Prevent A Child From Being Bullied.” Because sometimes we can’t. These things often happen in their worlds, not ours. Sometimes there’s not a solution. Sometimes the only thing you can do is notice, listen, sympathize and make them their favorite meal. (And […]
How To Help Prevent the Pain of Bullying
How is it that it’s become almost common to read about young kids who have committed suicide due to bullying. Just this past weekend, it only took me a couple of minutes to find three news stories relating to three different kids growing up in three different places — The Wall Street Journal, The Irish […]
Want to Help a Bullied Child? Be the One Go-To Adult
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Here’s a gift. Free. Just for you and the children in your care, whether it’s at school, at home or in an after-school program, on the field, or in the art or music room. One of the top pieces of advice from bullying prevention experts to children who feel […]
