As we all know too well, name–calling, cruel taunts, cyber-bullying and physical bullying happen every day to kids across the country. Bullying is about kids using power to control other kids, sometimes with the intention to cause harm.
Being bullied is hurtful and humiliating. When your child is being bullied, it’s hard to concentrate on anything else—all you want to do is make it stop immediately. There are things that you can do as a parent if you find out your child is being bullied – or is bullying others.
Empowering Parents caught up with Peggy Moss, a nationally known expert on bullying and a tireless advocate for the prevention of hate violence, to discuss bullying and what parents can do when they suspect their child is being bullied. And what they can do—together—to try to stop it. Q. Are name-calling and teasing just part of... Read more »
The documentary “Bully” follows the lives of five children who are the victims of verbal and physical cruelty at the hands of their fellow students—and it’s getting people to sit up and take notice of a problem that just seems to get more pervasive and toxic as the years go by. In spite of all of... Read more »
What do you do if you find out that your child is a bully? Perhaps you received a phone call from your child's school. Or maybe from another parent. Either way, if you think your child is bullying others, it’s very important to start working with him or her now. This behavior is already hurting... Read more »
Girl bullying. Mean girls. Relational bullying. Whatever you call it, it's bullying and most girls will experience some form of it at some point during their childhood. I recently gave a talk about bullying to a group of parents in my city. Afterward, a nervous-looking dad approached the front of the room to ask me... Read more »
As we all know too well, name–calling, cruel taunts, cyberbullying, and physical bullying happen every day to kids across the country. When your child is being bullied, it’s hard to concentrate on anything else—all you want to do is make it stop immediately. At some point, your child will be picked on or will have... Read more »
I haven't put my kids on a school bus for the past six years. The bus picks up students right next to our house at 8 o'clock. At 8:10 a.m., I load my children in the car and drive them to school. Some mornings we pick up a friend or two and cart them to... Read more »
