A New School Year. How’s it Going?
It’s a new school year and for those of you who are reading this and didn’t have such a great year last year, I hope things are much better this year. Things can change. Sometimes the mix of the students in a classroom changes, sometimes they can get a more understanding and patient teacher, sometimes […]
Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention To Host Cyberbullying Conference
Cyberbullying is SO complicated. It’s a major string in the tangled ball mess of bullying issues. Even many experts in the field haven’t really caught up to what’s really happening and what to do about it. I often talk to adults about bullying and usually I can sense that the audience is […]
If You Had To Choose Two Best Pieces of Bullying Prevention Advice
Last week, I spoke to a local Rotary Club (by the way, they do great work for the community) and during the question and answer session, one member asked me what my best piece of advice was for a parent of a child getting ready to start middle school. He alluded that this child […]
Where Can You Buy a Refrigerator AND Get Help in Bullying Prevention? Sears.
Sears officially launched its Team Up to Stop Bullying campaign a few days ago. This is a comprehensive effort to not only address the problem but to offer solutions. The site is clever and offers resources for all key people: students, families, educators and even a special section for cyberbullying victims. I have to say […]
Help Aurora Shooting Victim Petra Anderson
Please share this with anyone and everyone you know who was stunned, shocked and saddened about the Aurora shootings. We can help. If we can ban together and raise $700,000 for Karen Klein, the bullied school bus monitor, we can also step up to prove that what happened in Aurora isn’t the shooter’s story. It’s the […]
The Fat Boy Chronicles: Obesity, Bullying and Teachable Moments
Have you heard of The Fat Boy Chronicles? The book, co-written by authors Michael Buchanan and Diane Lang, both former award-winning teachers, is based on a true story of a bullied obese ninth grader. It doesn’t matter how old you are, you’re transported back to high school. I swear that you can almost smell the […]
Tragedy, Teachable Moments and Empathy
I couldn’t bring myself to write a post over the weekend. I was stunned and sickened and saddened at what happened in Aurora, Colorado. I’m sure you were, too. Like everyone else, I’m not sure how to process it. The only thing I can say is that we won’t know what provoked this but we […]
The Green Eyed Monster and Bullying
There was a Berenstein Bears book that I used to read to the kids called “The Green-Eyed Monster,” and it’s about jealousy. Jealousy can cause people to act in crazy ways and I suspect that it is one of the main emotions behind some bullying. It’s one of those emotions that causes the tangled ball […]
“We Have Your Back, Miss Klein.”
It’s nice to know the Marines have our back even when they’re home. I got a lump in my throat when I saw this and realized I had to put it up on the 4th of July. Nice to see the outpouring of support Ms. Klein received. Makes you feel that decency is not a […]
An Elephant in the Room: Reality TV and Bullying
NPR’s story: Facing Up to Bullying Everywhere but on Reality TV brings up something that has bothered my for the past several years. How is it possible to even make a dent in the bullying issue in schools when kids and parents are watching reality TV? Reality TV not only makes “mean” acceptable, it glorifies […]
