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May
16

“Bully the fat one, it is easy”

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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May
4

Parental involvement key to bully prevention

Joe Van Deuren on May 4th, 2010

In a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada this past weekend, Rashmi Shetgiri, pediatrician and researcher at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre (UTSMC), and colleagues analysed data from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health and found that “Improving parent-child communication [...]

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Jan
15

Taking action against a bully

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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