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Bullying Isn’t Just a Playground Problem
For generations, we’ve heard and passed on the same advice about how to deal with bullies—and yet, the bullying problem seems to be getting worse, not better. Maybe that’s because the advice doesn’t...
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Why Is Bullying Getting Worse?
People sometimes ask me if there’s a “bullying gene.” No, not as far as we can tell. Is it because of neglectful parents, birth order, the media .. . ? Probably a little of everything you’d imagine....
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Who Are the Bullies?
Although most kids will “test out” bullying by testing out their power, the majority quickly discover they’re not cut out for it. A child proves to be a true bully if he keeps up the role for months or...
View ArticleWhy Are Kids Bullied?
Bullies will find any excuse to pick on a target. Too tall. Too short. Too fat. Too skinny. Too smart. Too stupid. Poor. An out-of-fashion haircut. Glasses. Braces. Different religion. Different race....
View ArticleSibling Rivalry and Bullying
Kids test out their power and aggression with each other first, generally because there’s a natural age imbalance, but how it develops and progresses is a function of parenting. If kids find out they...
View Article3 Types of Bullying
There are three main types of bullying, with different probable effects. Physical Bullying This is the one that’s easiest to identify. Punching, kicking, hair-pulling, bra-snapping, tripping, shoving...
View ArticleBullying Statistics – Where the Power Lies
Bullying Statistics: 85% Do Nothing Statistics on bullying show that, on any given day in a classroom, bullies and targets usually constitute 15 percent of the population. That means that the other 85...
View ArticleSocial Dominance Theory
According to Social Dominance Theory, there is a hierarchy in all group situations. Someone’s always going to be at the top of the ladder and someone’s always going to be on the bottom. Now, of course,...
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Long-Term Consequences of Bullying
Even when the bullying doesn’t end in broken bones or death, it can have long-standing consequences for all involved—the target, the bully, those who assist the bully or the target, and the observers....
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Bullying. It’s Not a Tragedy, But an Opportunity
One key point I’d like to impress upon parents is that—strange as it may sound now—there can be something really positive about bullying. Think about the times when you’ve felt really good about...
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The Bullyproofing Prescription
Three steps make up the bully proofing prescription: Recognize, Act, and Preserve (RAP). This will be a long section so I will break it into bite size chunks over a series of differenet posts Bullying...
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How to Talk to Your Child About Bullying
The Bully Proofing Prescription: Phase One: Recognize – Continued Before we move onto how to talk to your children about bullying, let’s talk first about the differences between how boys and girls...
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How to Talk to Your Child About Bullying: Questions to Ask
Learning how to talk to your child about bullying is not an easy task. I have developed a set of questions to help you create a productive conversation with your child. Instead of trying to pull teeth...
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When You Can’t Wait To Talk To your Child About Bullying
Sometimes you can’t wait for the child to come around to talk about their bullying situation. If you already have evidence that something’s seriously wrong (the child is coming home with torn clothes,...
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Expert Advice on Bullying
In 2018, Study.com ran a survey that found 1 in 5 teachers witness bullying in the classroom every day, yet only 23% of teachers feel confident educating students about bullying. Shocked by these...
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When Your Child is the Target of Bullying
If you learn that your child is a target of bullying, you must create an environment that is nonthreatening and safe for him or her. Accomplish this by remembering these steps: Listen to his feelings...
View ArticleMy Child Is a Bully
It can be very difficult to hear “my child is a bully”from your friends or neighboors. Most parents’ natural instinct is to deny it. (“My child would never bully someone.”) Try to be aware of your own...
View ArticleBe There for Your Child’s Silly Problems
One of the surest ways to know that your child will tell you when something is really wrong is to be there for the silly problems. As adults, we know that most of the “problems” kids go on and on about...
View Article4 Reasons Your Child May Not Talk To You
If your child used to talk to you, but now shuts down when talking about emotional things, this could very well just be a product of "growing pains" (young children talk openly to their parents much...
View Article6 Questions to Help Analyze Bullying Situations
Once you've established that something has happened that sounds like bullying, it's time for the child to do a little assessment to figure out if the problem needs to be acted upon, and if so, how. The...
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