cyberbullying
« Previous EntriesTo Stop Bullies: Don’t Give in to Fear, Despair, Defeat
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012Stopping bullies, whether overt, covert or cyberbullying, and especially stopping self-bullying, requires time, effort, courage, determination and perseverance – grit. It’s easy to lose heart along the way, but we must not give into fear, discouragement, despair, defeat, loss of hope or depression. We must not listen to negative self-talk, or give in to the [...]
To Stop Bullies You Must Protest and Say, “NO!”
Monday, December 12th, 2011One of the typical tactics of sly, sneaky, stealthy, manipulative bullies is to work in the dark; to not be seen to be bullies. Then, when a light is shined on their abusive behavior, they claim that they were just having fun; that they were just kidding around; that they didn’t know their target was [...]
Do Our Teenagers Have a Right to Privacy?
Sunday, November 20th, 2011I attended a wonderful presentation on cyberbullying and sexting by an officer from a local police department. The question came up about spying on our teenagers’ phones and computers: “Do our teenagers have a right to privacy?” That was followed by the question: “If we spy on our teens, how can they consider us friends? [...]
Stop School Bullies: Organize This Summer
Sunday, August 7th, 2011If you worry that your child will be bullied in school next school year, but you don’t know what to do until bullying happens again in September, you’re missing a golden opportunity this summer. Summer is the best time to organize in order to protect your children on day-one.
Facebook Teams with Time Warner to Fight Bullies
Monday, July 25th, 2011The Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal report that, “Facebook and Time Warner are ganging up on bullies to address a problem that torments millions of children and young adults. The partnership announced Tuesday calls for Facebook and Time Warner to use their clout to raise awareness about bullying and encourage more people to [...]
Sexting: Learning the Hard Way
Sunday, April 24th, 2011In a series of articles in the New York Times, “Poisoned Web,” Jan Hoffman details a sexting case gone viral in Lacey, Washington. What can you do for your son or daughter so they don’t get sucked into the black hole of a sexting catastrophe that could ruin their whole lives? In this particular case, [...]
Will Colorado’s Anti-Bullying Bill Stop School Bullies?
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011The Colorado House of Representatives is considering a bill to stop school bullying (House Bill 1254). In an effort by some legislators “to be proactive…so we don’t have a sensational suicide in [Colorado],” the core of the bill will: Create a committee to study the problem. Set up an agency to solicit funds for training [...]
Colorado Needs Consistent Anti-Bullying Programs
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011We all remember: Colorado was home to the Columbine High School shootings in 1999. But as Jessica Fender reports in the Denver Post, “More Consistent Anti-Bullying Program Urged for Colorado,” after 11 years “good intentions have devolved into an uncoordinated approach that ignores best practices in some instances and leaves state authorities with no clear [...]
More Bullies in Public or Private Schools?
Monday, December 6th, 2010In his New York Times Op-Ed column, Charles M. Blow reported on the experience of his three children and the results of a study conducted by the Josephson Institute Center for Youth Ethics, which interviewed more than 43,000 high school students. He reports that the study showed: “Boys who went to private religious schools were [...]
Stop Bullies: Girls Bullying Girls
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Just as many girls as boys are bullies but girls more often target other girls. Girls do bully other girls physically. One publicized example is the Florida girls who beat up a classmate and then posted the video on YouTube. However, most girl-girl bullying is verbal and emotional. Seven of the nine bullies were girls [...]
« Previous Entries