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Joe Van Deuren on February 28th, 2010

There can be a string of incidents that take place that has an affect on the bullying that takes place in schools.  I imagine the boss who is bullied by his boss.  He in turn bullies his assistant.  They go home and take it out on their spouse, who in turn takes it out on [...]

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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 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 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 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 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 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 December 21st, 2009

Here is an article that demonstrates the affect of just observing forms of violence (bullying).  I firmly believe that there is no such thing as an innocent bystander.  All of us are affected by bullying – even when it is not directed at us personally.
“Students who watch as their peers endure the verbal or physical [...]

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Joe Van Deuren on December 17th, 2009

Here is an article about bullying that makes some good points – but then some that are very old school and not what I would teach our children.
Bet you didn’t know there was such a thing as the New Jersey Commission on Bullying in Schools. Well, there is. And it just issued its report. The [...]

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