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Andrianq on February 19th, 2010

This is an article from a magazine about living with ADD.  I thought you may enjoy it and here is the link to the website.  There are a number of good articles to be found on this site. http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/6892.html
Many parents of ADHD children worry about their being bullied. But some children with ADHD are bullies. [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on February 4th, 2010

I found the following article very interesting especially with the comments from Richard Lavoie, whom I have so much respect.  His work has re-opened our eyes to the development of children and their needs.
Kids who get bullied and snubbed by peers may be more likely to have problems in other parts of their lives, [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on January 22nd, 2010

When a child is the target of a bully there are so many things that go through their mind.  First they most likely are afraid, but they may also be confused, sad, angry, intimidated, or they may even feel vindictive.  In addition we may see a difference in the way we see them handle themselves.  [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on January 19th, 2010

It would be nice if children knew that we cannot always read their mind.  They do not know this unless we tell them.  In fact we do not, even if we think we do, always know what is going on inside our child’s mind or for that matter in the minds of anyone, even those [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on January 15th, 2010

As a parent it really hurts and we feel helpless when we see our child being bullied.  For many of us it brings back painful memories of those who may have bullied us physically or emotionally.  But there are steps your child can take to stop existing bullying and to prevent future bullying.  There are [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on December 16th, 2009

In 2008, 40 percent of all teenagers with Internet access reported being bullied online.
Cyber bullying can take many forms.  It could be rude texts from unknown phone numbers.
A bully might post threats on your personal message board.  Or they could break into your facebook account and lock you out.
If you or your kids are being [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on September 13th, 2009

Of course we want to believe that our child would never be the ‘bully’.  But what if your child really is a bully?  I believe that if we were to be honest when we examine ourselves,  that each of us could find times in our lives that we have been the bully.  The reasons that [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on October 15th, 2008

So what kind of a person are you?  If you are  person who likes to have lots of friends, then we need to know how to be a a good friend.  The easiest and best way to be a good friend is being someone who builds the other person up.  What I mean is you [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on October 12th, 2008

With the increase in cell phones and computer use, comes a decrease in parents’ involvement. Here are some tips that encourage parents to stay proactive instead of having to react when your son or daughter may be bullied.

Children should not be online behind closed doors. Place the computer in a public area of the house [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on October 8th, 2008

As parents we must be careful to take time to hear the whole story.
Children and adults are many times very clever at covering up the attacks that they make, sometimes even making themselves look like the victim.  Here is how it can happen.  Recently I was told a story about a child who was in [...]

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