Bullying, this seems to be a very hot topic in the school system today.  Who are these bullies?  Where are they? Why do they bully? Bullies can be anyone, any age, any size, and any color.  Bullying is in the school system, the adult work environment, it’s everywhere. Your teen being bullied is a serious

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Teaching Kindness It’s a well-known fact that bullying is a major problem for teens, and the latest statistics show that things aren’t improving. A study by Ditch the Label, a British anti-bullying group, showed that up to 20 percent of young people are dealing with bullying every day. The same study found that most teens

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Teen Struggles As you brace yourself for your child’s teen years, you might expect some eye rolling, cursing and the slamming of a door or two. What you probably aren’t prepared for are the problems that plague many young people today. In 2012, it was estimated that up to 2.2 million American teens were struggling

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Teen Bullying Bullying is an issue that is very close to my heart. Beginning at age 12, I was verbally and physically bullied by the other kids in my school. This led to constant feelings of fear and worthlessness, which really messed up my life until I decided, at age 15, that enough was enough.

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Are Girl’s Just Being Mean or is it a Sign of Bullying? Have you notice the difference between how girls treat each other as an opposed to how boys treat each other?  Girl’s insecurities prevent them from having really close relationships with most girls.  When I talk to teenage girl’s it seems to be the one

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Parents, encouraging your teen to fight won’t solve the bullying problem. This week, it came to light that a Long Island mother actually encouraged her daughter to fight another girl in school as a response to online bullying. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/09/mom-arrested-for-egging-on-schoolyard-fight-caught-on-tape-speaks-out/ Fighting isn’t a way to protect yourself from bullying, it is only a way to get

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