Archive for December, 2009

Stop Family Bullying Over a Favorite Child

Monday, December 28th, 2009

The holidays may be over for a while but family harassment, bullying and abuse because of a favorite child still needs to be stopped.  Typical situations are where the parents:

Praise, defend and give the best presents or position in the Will to their favorite child.
Put down the rest of the children or designate one as […]

Stop Bullying Boyfriends, Domineering Dates and Controlling Girlfriends

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

The holidays are a perfect time to recognize and respond effectively to the early warning signs of bullying boyfriends, controlling girlfriends and domineering dates.  Whether these control-freaks are stimulated by holiday pressures and stresses, or they simply seize the opportunity to take charge of multiple events, their subversive, controlling tactics become more apparent during the […]

Stop Gossip Girls’ Bullying, Harassment and Abuse at Work

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Recent articles in the “New York Times” by Shayla McKnight, in the “Harvard Business Blogs” by Cheryl Dolan and Faith Oliver, and in “Stumble Upon” have focused on the harm done by workplace “gossip girls,” “mean girls” and on the difficulty in stopping these bullies.  However, some academics have even made a case for the […]

Sexting Suicide: Vicious Boys, Mean Girls and Self-Bullying

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Andrew Meacham in the Tampa Bay Times article, “Sexting-related bullying cited in Hillsborough teen’s suicide,” reports on the suicide of Hope Witsell.  Witsell’s death follows the sexting-triggered suicide of Jessica Logan who was taunted, harassed, bullied and abused for similar reasons.
Of course, ultimately the choice was Hope Witsell’s, but the principals and district administrators at […]

Twilight: New Moon Star, Taylor Lautner, Stopped School Bullies

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Rolling Stone reports how “Twilight: New Moon” star Taylor Lautner stopped school bullies.  Taylor told Rolling Stone, “I was never extremely confident.  Because I was an actor, when I was in school there was a little bullying going on.  Not physical bullying but people making fun of what I do.  But Taylor says the bullies […]