Archive for 'October,2011'
A Victim of Childhood Bullying Speaks Out
Bullying can be a difficult subject to raise with other people. Children often feel ashamed or embarrassed, or simply don’t want to burden parents or primary caregivers with the issue, feeling responsible or not knowing how [...]
Teachers and Bullying Part 2: Teacher as Victim
As I discussed in my post earlier this week, bullying in school can take on many different forms. Teachers, though most often cast as witnesses to bullying, are just as likely to play a role in the bullying [...]
15 Ways Parents Can Help: The Do’s and Don’ts of Relational Aggression
Relational Aggression or relational bullying is the most common type of bullying children today deal with. Whether verbal, written or texted, children are exposed to relational aggression daily. Sometimes they are the aggressor, sometimes the receiver [...]
The Top Five Signs That Your Child is Being Bullied
Bullying, whether we want to admit it or not, is rife in schools. Wherever you get a group of children, it is an unfortunate fact of life that there will likely be bullying going on at [...]
Teachers and Bullying Part 1: Teacher as Bully
Often when we discuss bullying in school the focus of the conversation is peer-to-peer abuse. The image of the schoolyard bully, the “Mean Girl” cheerleader and other stereotypes surface readily in the minds of parents and educators. However, [...]
Are You a Bully?
Good comprehensive bullying prevention programs would have to include bullying by teachers. As teachers we sometimes excuse our bullying behaviors by stating that we are using classroom management techniques to maintain order. There is a big [...]
Why is it not ok to say: “that’s gay”
A few years ago, a fifth grade teacher came to me and said she had something she needed to speak to me about. She was upset about the language her students were using in class, on [...]
Setting the Stage for Healthy Internet Use
I’ve been doing a lot of blogging about cyberbullying over the past few weeks. This is, in part, because of the recent death of yet another bully victim, but it is also more firmly rooted in getting at [...]
Using Play Therapy to Combat Bullying
Conventional therapy has always been a daunting prospect for parents and caregivers, particularly when the child has been diagnosed with special needs. The thought of leaving your child alone in a therapeutic environment is difficult, as [...]
