Archive for June, 2009

Coalition Stops Go Daddy Cyber Bullying Web Site

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Numerous articles, including Sandy Maple’s on parentdish.com, “Teen Insult Web Site Shut Down,” have reported that online free speech has bowed to the pressure of community values.  In an effort to stop online harassment, cyber bullying and abuse, a coalition has pressured Go Daddy, the internet host, to pull a web site, “People’s Dirt,” out […]

Whose Job is it to Stop Bullies in Schools?

Monday, June 15th, 2009

In his recent ABC news opinion column, “Want to Stop Bullies?” Lee Dye cites new studies that claim that:

Girls are more likely than boys to intervene to stop bullying than boys are.
Girls intervene more because they’re expected to by their parents, best friends and favorite teachers.
Popular males are more likely to pick on weaker boys, […]

Stop School Bullies with Anti-Bullying Programs

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

As reported in separate stories by Yadira Betances and Margo Sullivan in the New Hampshire Eagle Tribune, some middle schools are effectively implementing anti-bullying, anti-abuse programs.  The recent suicides of four teenage girls may stimulate a sense of urgency.  There are some differences in the programs to stop bullies, but both have the seven elements […]

Stop Relentless Bullies and Psychopaths Who Take Advantage of Your Politeness

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

We all recognize as bullies, brutes (male or female) at work or in our love and family lives who hit people or threaten physical violence.  But more bullies get away with their harassment, bullying and abuse by taking advantage of their victims’ rules about politeness.

Get Away from a Controlling, Bullying, Abusive Husband

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Here’s an email I received from an abused wife, hoping her story helps other women recognize and get away from their controlling, bullying, abusive husbands before it’s too late.

Transforming a Community in the Wake of School Abuse, Bullying and Suicides

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Here’s a new slant on the cluster of suicides of four teenage girls from Schenectady High School, New York, that was stimulated by abuse and bullying in school and a war-zone environment outside school.