Archive for 'Bullying'
Size Bias in the Adult World
I was home one day recently following oral surgery. There was no way I was going to work that day feeling the way I did; heck, I didn’t even feel like taking a shower. As I [...]
Size Bias
There is a great deal of talk today about childhood obesity, and while that is true, we need to find a happy medium between focusing on a healthy weight and encouraging girls to hyper focus on [...]
Chardon
I was working on a blog post this weekend in which I planned to do something lighter, more upbeat and encouraging about our fight against bullying. Then it was Monday. I got home from the dentist, [...]
Girls Groups to End Relational Aggression
In an article on September 21, 2011 entitled Relational Aggression, Part 1, I examined the “clique”. By the end of second grade girls begin to form tight knit little groups led by one strong willed young [...]
What Do Elementary Kids Believe About Bullying?
Two weeks ago I wrote a blog concerning statistics and what students in middle school understand about bullying. Despite having classroom guidance lessons since kindergarten, the students I surveyed in a middle school had limited understanding [...]
How Is Bullying Behavior Portrayed in the Media Aimed at Teens and Tweens?
One of the best aspects of my job as a freelance writer is the diversity of material that I get to research and discover on a daily and weekly basis. As an education blogger, I have [...]
What Do Kids Really Know About Bullying?
A lot of questions have arisen lately about the statistics of bullying. People often wonder if we are blowing things out of proportion. Does it really happen? Do programs focusing on prevention really work? My next [...]
The Big March: A New Approach to End Bullying
Starting today, the U.K.-based non-profit BeatBullying is staging a virtual march to the UN. Approximately 2 million supporters will create anti-bullying banners and digital avatars that will march across the internet on nearly 100 sites that have partnered [...]
Bullies in Television Shows for Children
I remember watching Saturday morning cartoons and being horrified by the coyote trying to squash the road runner with an anvil only to have it backfire on him. I hated the fact that the coyote was [...]
The Importance of a Safe Haven in Bully Prevention
The beginning of the year has already brought some great news to many bullying prevention efforts in Colorado. At the January 3rd school board meeting, district 70 in Pueblo County agreed to become the second district in the state [...]
