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ParentCentral.Net: A Great Online Resource for Parents
014 years
In 1998, professionals from KidsPeace National Centers founded TeenCentral.net, a unique website designed as a safe place for teens to share their personal stories and receive feedback from peers as well as professional counselors. In the last decade, this award-winning site has responded to hundreds of thousands of stories and provided timely guidance to teens via its anonymous, free platform.
In response to increasing feedback from adults who have shared their parenting challenges and struggles, the founders of TeenCentral recently created ParentCentral.net. ParentCentral is designed to allow parents and caregivers the opportunity to post (more…)
Responding to Bullying – Educators | StopBullying.gov
45014 years
This is a helpful list of articles and resources to help adults know how to respond effectively to bullying:
Free to Be…Not Anymore
102614 years
For all of you children of the 1970’s like me who spent hours and hours of your childhood listening to Marlo Thomas’ Free to Be album, check out this amazing article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marlo-thomas/marlo-thomas-bullying_b_866313.html
“Every boy in this land grows to be his own man,
In this land, every girl grows to be her own woman.”
Dear Bully
714 years
One of the greatest things about social media is that once I indicate an interest in a subject, I can almost instantly find myself surrounded by so many other like-minded people who bring to my attention the most interesting stories, articles, and books. Yesterday, a former co-worker shared with me the Dear Bully website and Facebook group. Dear Bully: 70 Authors (more…)
Is Your Best Friend Your Bully?
78714 years
I adore author Rachel Simmons…this post from her wesbite is what Friendship & Other Weapons is all about…
http://www.rachelsimmons.com/2011/05/is-your-best-friend-your-bully/
Finding Kind: A Documentary Film about Friendship in Girl World
144814 years
Some days, I troll around on Facebook browsing at the silly, fun goings-on in the lives of my friends. Other days, I stumble upon the most interesting, powerful links. Today was a lucky day–one that makes me ask: with all of my work around girl bullying, how did I not know about this group?? Please check out the Kind Campaign and their incredible documentary film, Finding Kind:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/user/KindCampaign]
A Solution for Bullying?
109014 years
Great article, written by blogger Shark-Fu of Angry Black Bitch, in response to the ABCNews.com article “When Is Cosmetic Surgery the Answer to Bullying?”
My favorite line: Bullies will bully until bullies are taught not to bully.
Real Girls vs. Media Girls
79414 years
Check out this GREAT video clip from New Moon Girls, showing Real Girls Molly, Brooke & Alex talking about their actual lives vs. the way girls are portrayed in the media.
In my upcoming book, Friendship & Other Weapons: Group Activities to Help Young Girls Cope with Bullying, I have a section dedicated to helping girls become critical thinkers when it comes to the media’s influences; I love the fact that these three awesome girls are already carefully evaluating–rather than eagerly absorbing–media content.
How to Spot a Bullied Child
014 years
Check out this great article from author and national speaker Jodee Blanco:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/12/blanco.bullying/index.html?hpt=C2
>Empathy for the Bully?
100214 years
>While empathizing with the victims of bullying comes naturally to most of us, this article, originally posted on Parentella.com, shows how understanding the roots of a bully’s rage can benefit us all:
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