Making the rounds of the festival circuit and personal preview events is a new movie that addresses the prevalence of bullying. The documentary, “Bully”, is 92 minute character driven film that takes a look at the lives of kids who get bullied. Filmed over the 2009/2010 academic school year, the film shows that bullying transcends [...]
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Your Kids May Be Tweeting
February 23, 2012
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In the United States alone Facebook.com has over 155 million users, with the largest percentage represented by the 25-34 age group. This may be why more and more teens are also beginning to use Twitter.com. According to a survey conducted in July 2011 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 12- to 17-year olds [...]
Read more New Study: Blogging Can Help Teens with Social Anxiety
January 10, 2012
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We have all heard the phrase “Get it off your chest,” encouraging one to talk about what is troubling or concerning them. With the advent of the computer age and all of the social media that has followed, this phrase has become much easier to follow, on a regular basis. Sites like Facebook and Twitter [...]
Read more Teen Anonymity of Online Environment Leads to Perverse Discourse
August 23, 2011
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Even wonder how your teen could possibly spend so much time online? Maybe your teen’s witty nature comes alive on Facebook, maybe your teen feels more comfortable discussing personal issues when its not in person, whatever it may be, it may also be likely that your child is engaging in in discourse that you may find [...]
Read more California Law Updated to Include Cyberbullying by Students Through Social Networking Sites
July 15, 2011
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Bullying in school has been an issue for as long as anyone can remember. Each and every parent had their own method of teaching their child how to deal with this inevitable right of passage. ”ignore them” or “be a man and stand up to them” was often advised by parents. Whatever technique was preferred, you could rest assured that [...]
Read more White House to Hold Conference on Bullying
March 4, 2011
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Teen Talk will be following all developments related to this upcoming White House Conference on Bullying Prevention. Check back next week for more information. “WASHINGTON – On Thursday, March 10, President Obama, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services will welcome students, parents, teachers and others to The White House [...]
Read more USA Weekend: “Is there a bully in your life? – Whether the victim is you or your child, help is out there.”
February 10, 2011
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USA WEEKEND BULLYING SPECIAL: What is a bully? Aggressive behavior that is intentional, repeated over time and involves an imbalance of power or strength. Bullying can take many forms, such as hitting or punching, teasing or name-calling, intimidation through gestures, social exclusion and sending or posting insulting messages or pictures by cellphone or online (also [...]
Read moreFrom NoBully.com: Where is your school on the pyramid?
January 12, 2011
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Suppose that for some Machiavellian reason you wanted to create the most dysfunctional society possible. What would its main features comprise? You would need to ensure that its citizens lived in a state of mutual distrust, competition and violence, creating the “war of all against all” described by Thomas Hobbes. The adults you would scourge [...]
Read moreMore Advice for Handling Bullying
January 5, 2011
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Source: Connect with Kids “These are the people who aren’t bullied, and neither are they the bulliers, but they stand by and they really permit these actions to take place; and I believe that that’s one of the major groups that we have to focus on, and get them involved, you know and basically say ‘we’re [...]
Read moreBullying Articles and Resources
November 30, 2010
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BULLYING RESOURCES Stop Bullying Now! The Stop Bullying Now! Campaign Web site was created especially for adults. Here you’ll find resources about bullying awareness, prevention and intervention. No matter how you interact with children and youth, there are many ways you can Take a Stand. Lend a Hand. Click here to visit the website. BullyingInfo.org Click here to [...]
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