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Joe Van Deuren on May 30th, 2010

Bullying, we are either a part of the problem or the solution.

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Joe Van Deuren on May 16th, 2010

ALTHOUGH THE number of overweight children is rising, a study has found that obese children under ten are still more likely to be bullied by thinner classmates even if they are popular or smart.

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Joe Van Deuren on February 17th, 2010

Great article on bullies in middle school that I would like to share with you.  I might also add that when we can build our child’s self esteem by helping them to excel in something that is all of their own.  It does not have to be a sport.  It can be whatever it is [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on January 29th, 2010

Another story is told of a young boy, Ryan, who took his own life because of being bullied.  I copied this story for here as a way of a reminder that all of us have a responsibility to help our children learn to be compassionate and demonstrate empathy.  We also can help them to know [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on January 20th, 2010

I found this article interesting.  The author and resources are found at the bottom of the post.
There are moments of choice in all our lives when we are called upon to stand up for our best dreams and aspirations.  Sometimes we recognize and seize these opportunities, sometimes we ignore these moments and sometimes we don’t [...]

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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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