BULLYING - HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD

One million children were victims of Cyber Bullying in 2011 on Facebook, alone! This is a country-wide problem that needs to solved!

21% of teens have been cyber bullied at least once.…

It’s no secret that obesity is a problem in the United States.  And in spite of the fact that a hunger problem exists as well, our population as a whole eats more and moves less than the citizens of other countries.  Sadly, it’s no longer just affecting adults, but children as well.  Even though medicine has made huge strides and people, on average, are living longer, it has been said that today’s generation of children and teenagers may not live as long as their parents will.  So,…

Sometimes, I really wonder... Last week, I took the girls out for a fun afternoon at Playmobil Fun Park. I can tell you, it WAS fun! The girls got to play with all the Playmobil toys and I could sit back and watch them playing because I knew someone else would have to pick them up later. As the girls were playing, I was sitting at a table with the parents of Lily's friend we happened to meet there, talking about the usual stuff. Suddenly I noticed that Violet had gotten in an argument with a…

Our girl has been different these past weeks; she's not been her usual happy, excited, smiley self. She's been whiny, moody, threw tantrums. Richard and I first thought that this was only a phase that would pass within a week or so and tried to work through it. Then, she started to spend afternoons in her room not letting anyone come in. She would sleep at the oddest times and refuse to even leave her room to have dinner with the family. She didn't want to go to her beloved swim class. She…

I came across the No Mas campaign over on Twitter, thanks to Gigi at Kludgy Mom. It's an amazing, simple way to share your ideas and support free speech all over the world. I created 2 badges, No Mas Lonliness (because I think isolation and invisibility are universal…

How do you know if your child being bullied or is a bully?

If you've been wondering such things, you can click here to read about it.

As parents or caretakers, it's important that we know understands the signs when children are being bullied or when they bully so that we can correct the…

I picked my daughter up from day care yesterday and was my daughter crying.  One of the girls had just pushed her at the playground before I walk in.  A few days before I was called at work and told my daughter fell off a bridge onto the concrete face first.  Today I watched the same girl push her down.  I know they are toddlers and they can be prone to hitting and pushing from their raging emotions. (rolls eyes) …

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Is bullying limited to the public schools only?  It doesn’t take me long to answer that question.  Of course, the answer is no.  Bullying does seem to be on the rise and it seems meaner than ever.  The video below proves it.  If you haven’t seen it, watch it.  Just know the original version of the video was over 10 minutes long and contains language so bad that none of the news can show it to you. …

By Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. and Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D.

Remember what it was like to be in school, afraid of the big bully in the neighborhood? The documentary Bully reignited the national dialogue about this challenge for kids, following several students and their families over the course of one school year.

Bullying is pervasive in our society today – research indicates that one in three children have been involved in an…

With the recent movie release and media coverage on peer-to-peer bullying, I think it is important to address the issue of teachers, principals, and schools bullying students.

In West Virginia, a principal …

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things...”



I have just read an interesting and moving article by Melissa Sher called, ‘Lessons Learned from Steve Jobs: How this late visionary reminded me to play’.  In it she considers all…

So my week on Bullying Awareness is starting to come to an end.  I really wish I could do more to help everyone that is being bullied or has ever been bullied, but I can't do that alone.  You see bullying is a part of society.  It isn't a disease that we can eradicate.  It isn't just a few people.  It affects MOST people in some way, shape, or form.  Awareness is key in this fight.  The more aware society is...the more aware parents are, and the better we can educate our children at a…

Have you had issues with bullying at school? Then tonight might be the LIVE chat for you!

Tonight (August 18th) at 8 pm CT (9 pm ET) on CreateChatter™ TV, we are chatting with authors, Marie Newman and Jacqui DiMarco, about how to identify bullying and solutions to solve the problem! Even if you have never encountered bullying with your children, this is a great topic of discussion and should…

Summer is approaching and suddenly your children will be in a new routine. Whether you are sending them to camp, day or overnight there are some very important questions that need to be asked before you send your children out the door.

Do you assume the camp you chose for your kids will be safe? Have you asked the appropriate questions that would give you confidence in the camp? When we asked this question of friends…

Yes, I am afraid of the time when my daughter finally becomes a teenager—that is true—but it goes way beyond that. I am afraid of teenage GIRLS, in general. The vision of my daughter being one sends chills down my spine, but more frightening than that is the idea of her being hurt by one. Teenage girls can be M-E-A-N—mean! I see them walking home from school, from the back, they all look the same—skinny jeans, Ugg boots, plaid shirts, and long…