One group that’s easily overlooked in the bullying crisis is those with special needs. According to a recent article advocates in Maryland are calling on the state to do more to address the problem.
From the article:
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Based on the media coverage, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the bullying epidemic is limited to the United States and United Kingdom.
It’s not… Bullying is a global problem and needs a global movement. This isn’t a national problem or a cultural problem. It’s a human problem.
It was recently reported that South Korea has seen an outbreak of bullying related suicides. From the article: Read More »
We have two different school assembly programs. One focuses on bullying. The other covers Character Education.
I have to stay up to date. I have tools that scan the web for stories about these topics and send me a regular digest. I post the best ones on this blog.
Over the past month there were around 1,100 notable articles about bullying.
For character education there were only around 200 stories. Most of them were about local schools implementing character programs.
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This is from a great article posted on the New York Times parenting blog.
A survey by Consumer Reports published in June found that there were 7.5 million users under age 13 (the site’s threshold for membership); more than 5 million were under 10. Over the year leading up to the report, a million children said they were harassed or threatened on the site.
This video is about nine minutes long, but it’s time well spent!
These are real kids and their reactions to seeing kids get bullied. Whether you agree or disagree, you can’t deny that what these kids have to say is compelling.
One comment in particular got my attention.
There was an assembly last year. Everyone was crying afterward because it was so like… Powerful… But nobody got the message.
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We talk to a lot kids after our anti-bullying school assemblies. Despite all the recent media attention, bullying is still a huge problem. We see it first hand every day!
According to a recent study, Asian Americans are the most bullied group in US schools. [Link]
A while back I made a post about how much time kids spend consuming media.
If you missed that post, I’ll save you the suspense. Today’s kids consume 11 hours of media a day. I think we can all agree that’s not healthy.
Doing one hour of fun family activities each week is a fantastic way to strengthen family relationships, make kids happier, and help them do better in school!
Today I’m introducing the first activity… Tag team art projects!
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It’s time for the party to start! People are coming in and you’re totally unprepared!
The food’s not ready. The games aren’t set up. Your cat’s barfing up a hairball in the punch bowl! You want to meet and greet the guests, but you’re too busy running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off!
Sound familiar? Yeah… We’ve been through it too. It’s no fun!
You start out with such great intentions! “This is gonna be the best party ever!” you say to yourself. Then things get busy and life gets crazy. Before you know it the party’s turned into a total train wreck!
What if it didn’t have to be this way? What if I told you there was a surefire instant solution to this problem?
You’re interested? Cool. Here it is…
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