Bullies at School
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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010Which professions, in their teaching schools and in their on-the-job practices, foster or tolerate the worst and most flagrant forms of bullying? I don’t know, but teaching is right up there with doctors and lawyers and others I may be overlooking. I see two kinds of principals running two very different kinds of public schools.
Is it Normal for Kids to Bully?
Friday, September 17th, 2010At every presentation for teachers wanting to stop school bullying, I get asked, “Is bullying normal?”
Don’t be a Bystander-Spectator; be an Active Witness
Monday, September 6th, 2010There’s a world of difference between being an active witness to bullying and abuse, and being merely a bystander. A bystander has already decided to be an uninvolved spectator, to look the other way, to pretend ignorance if called upon. A witness can make a tactical decision based on the circumstances – intervene now in [...]
Inept, Unskilled or Over-Protective Mothers Sabotage Daughters
Monday, August 23rd, 2010Inept, unskilled or over-protective mothers sabotage their daughters. Almost all the women who’ve interviewed me on radio and TV or who’ve called in with comments have said that their mothers told them to rise above mean girls, to be nicer and kinder to bullies, to be nice because the mean girls were being bullied at [...]
Stop School Bullies: Use Laws, People, Programs
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010In their article in the New York Times, “There’s Only One Way to Stop a Bully,” Susan Engel and Marlene Sandstrom focus on the educational aspects of programs designed to stop school bullying. Let’s look at the whole picture and especially at the piece that’s usually missing from ineffective school programs:
Stop School Bullies or They’ll Ruin Summer Vacations
Monday, June 21st, 2010Where do school bullies go during summer vacation? Do you think they take the summer off and stop bullying until September? School bullies enjoy the summer. Usually there are fewer adult supervisors at camps, recreation centers, pools, playgrounds or in the mall to stop their bullying.
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 [...]
Stop Emotional Bullies: Drama Queens
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010Some bullies use their strong emotions to become the center of attention, take control and coerce or manipulate other people to give in and do what the emotional bully wants. Children throwing fits are practicing and learning if that tactic works. Adult masters of emotional bullying are effective with spouses, partners, friends, extended families and [...]
Stop Mean Girls Before They Trash You
Monday, May 17th, 2010“Fighting for Girls: New Perspectives on Gender and Violence,” edited by Meda Chesney-Lind and Nikki Jones, cites recent studies to show that violence by girls has decreased. In a New York Times article, “The Myth of Mean Girls,” Mike Males and Meda Chesney-Lind also state that our common perception that there are mean girls and [...]
Bill Cosby Lashes Phoebe Prince’s Bullies, Principal, Teachers
Monday, April 19th, 2010Bill Cosby is right. On a special anti-bullying segment on Larry King Live, Cosby lashed out at the bullies who tormented Phoebe Prince for months before she committed suicide. He also took on the teachers, principal and school administrators who said that they didn’t know what was going on.
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