Annie Fox
There’s a fan page on Facebook called Cruel’s Not Cool. In checking it out it has all the qualifications for a Tangled Ball Award feature. It’s informative. It’s inclusive. It shares a wide variety of helpful information. It’s sincere. Who’s behind it? Teen expert and author, Annie Fox. Thought you’d like to know more about […]
The Bully Project and All the Families Affected by Severe Bullying
The Bully Project will be featured on tonight’s 20/20 on ABC at 9/8C. Award-winning director Lee Hirsch and co-producer Cynthia Lowen were featured in a Tangled Ball Award post at the beginning of the month. I think the Long family and all the others featured tonight and in the film deserve one, too. Tune in […]
Michele Borba: Bullying Prevention and All Around Great Parenting Expert
How does Dr. Michele Borba do it all? She’s an award-winning author of 23 parenting books, including The Big Book of Parenting Solutions, international speaker, educational consultant, parenting expert as well as a child and adolescent expert and a regular contributor to the Today Show. That’s in between being a guest on countless other national […]
Brooks Gibbs
Brooks Gibbs spends his time talking directly to teens about love, kindness, and compassion. Yep. Even though Brooks is a young guy, he dares to go there. The “there” is the old-fashioned notion that everyone should be respected, anger is overrated and love conquers all. And the best yet? He can pull it off with […]
Tangled Ball’s Marathon Man
Today’s Tangled Ball Award goes to someone who’s stepped up and stepped in…for 26.2 miles! Peter Raisch ran the full Chicago Marathon on 10-10-10. The date to motivate. A 26 year-old pr executive in Madison, Wisconsin, Peter has been the social media mentor for Tangled Ball since its inception. Yesterday he took his commitment one […]
10-10-10: A Perfect Score for Early Prevention
What a perfect day to talk about two perfect books that help young children learn how to treat each other. Kathryn Otoshi’s One and her new book Zero are brilliant…and simple…and ageless…and powerful. Using only numbers and colors, One and Zero drive home the point that it just takes ONE to make a difference…and EVERYONE […]
Bullying Lesson: PR Professional/Dad Stepping Up To Help Another “Average” Dad in Crisis
You’ve seen the story of James Jones and the infamous tirade on the Orlando school bus. Here’s another — and inspiring — part of the story. There are three lessons to learn from this episode: 1.) Never flip out on a school bus. You might embarrass your child. You might embarrass yourself. You might end […]
It Takes an Online Village to Raise Today’s Kids
Sue Scheff, founder of P.U.R.E. (Parent Universal Resource Experts, Inc.) gets a Tangled Ball Award for sharing great parenting information, including a wide range of information on bullying, cyberbullying and teen suicide on her help your teens site and through social media outlets, including her blog. As an author, advocate and particularly, a parent, she […]
Snohomish Panthers and Lake Stevens Vikings
Today’s experts are two coaches that know the power of high school sports. The coaches and players that made sure this 16 year-old boy with special needs had his big moment must sleep well at night. They delivered an unforgettable experience to Ike, his family and the folks in the stands. I’m sure they never […]
National School Climate Center and Bully Bust Deserve Tangled Ball Award
Here’s an organization that’s doing the important work of drilling down to the meat of the problem. Formerly the Center for Social and Emotional Education, it has recently been renamed to National School Climate Center. It was established to research, assess and train educators on the critical elements that create better “school climates.” In other […]
