What perfect timing. October is National Bullying Prevention Month and this morning I had a great conversation with an elementary school principal. She brought up a great point. She was worried that kids seem to react the opposite way when they…
Stan Davis deserves an award just for the title of his first book alone: Schools Where Everyone Belongs. Isn’t that a beautiful concept? As a resource for schools, this book, co-authored with his daughter Julia, does not disappoint. It’s hopeful…
Some schools around the country are already out for the year. In the East, where I live, they only have a couple of more days before they’re free! Even if your school is already in vacation mode, it’s a good…
I was sick this past week and wanted a good book to distract myself. A friend suggested “Sarah’s Key,” The New York Times bestseller by Tatiana De Rosnay. Sounded light and just what I needed. I was probably the only…
A really cool survey just came out. Youth Voice Project is the first known large scale research project reaching out to kids to specifically pinpoint what strategies work and which ones make things worse when it comes to bullying. More…
Stan Davis, author of Schools Where Everyone Belongs: Practical Strategies for Reducing Bullying stopbullyingnow kindly agreed to give his expert opinion on Tricia’s bullying situation. His book is extremely well researched; he actually works in a school, actually likes kids…