Archive for September, 2009

How to Raise a Bullying Teenager: Don’t Stop Their Temper Tantrums

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

The Wall Street Journal had a story on “The rich rolling in armored splendor in Brazil.”  The part I want to emphasize was about a 19 year-old girl who insisted that she have a pink VW Beetle armored.  She wouldn’t settle for another color or another car, like an Audi.  Her father said, that safety […]

Stop Cyber Bullies: Vague Cyber bullying Laws Aren’t Effective

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

According to an editorial in the New York Times, “Vague Cyberbullying Law,” “Lori Drew acted grotesquely if, as prosecutors charged, she went online and bullied her daughter’s classmate, a 13-year-old girl who ended up committing suicide.  A federal court was right, however, to throw out her misdemeanor convictions recently.  The crimes she was found guilty […]

Stop Bullies at Work: “Energy Vampires”

Friday, September 4th, 2009

“Energy Vampires” are bullies at work.  They’ll suck your motivation and drive, and destroy morale and productivity.  But because they’re usually not recognized and labeled as bullies, they’re allowed to flourish.
Rather than give a wordy description, let’s identify and label some common examples of their bullying: