Bullying

Facebook Stands Up to Bullying, if little and late

From NPR: “Facebook Takes On Cyberbullies As More Teens Leave Site” by EMILY SINER November 07, 2013 A taste: “The social networking site with 1.2 billion users worldwide released a “bullying prevention hub” this week. It’s essentially an online resource center with suggestions for teens, parents and educators on how to address bullying — both […]

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An Anti-Bullying Foundation? Yep. Stand Up!

The Ben Cohen Stand Up Foundation http://www.standupfoundation.com The Foundation “award[s] grants to support work that helps stop bullying, helps those hurt by bullies and/or helps increase tolerance in sports.” Mission: To raise awareness of the long-term, damaging effects of bullying and to raise funds to support those doing real-world work to stop it. Vision: To build

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Bullying: An Empathy Challenge. Stand up!

Last week I attended an author talk at the Denver JCC by Emily Bazelon (@emilybazelon) of Slate and Yale Law School. She has researched and written about bullying extensively, including her book Sticks & Stones:; Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy. Some more of my thoughts on her research: Bullying

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Stop Bullying – Do Not Stand Idly By

Anti-Bullying Program Reduces Kids’ Gossip By RICK NAUERT PHD Senior News Editor Major Takeaways: Retaliation escalates the bullying and victimization. Anti-bullying curriculum can show dramatic decreases in bullying. Bystanders can be the greatest anti-bullying tool – if you see something, say something. “Frey said that bystanders are very important in decreasing gossip and bullying, but many times

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Bullying: “A dark, vicious side of adolescence” and Parents Feel Lost

Bullying in the 21st Century is more often than not Cyberbullying; bullying will never be just ‘a fact of life’ nor a natural part of growing up. “This is a dark, vicious side of adolescence, enabled and magnified by technology. Yet because so many horrified parents are bewildered by the technology, they think they are

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