Who’s your favorite geek? Bill Gates? Mark Zuckerberg? Steve Jobs? Notice anything about these guys? Yeah, they are or were all super successful! A new clothing line for kids called Geekie launched six months ago with the unique mission of stressing education while allowing kids to be themselves and celebrate their “inner geek” says COO…
A very young new author, Ivy Exum, has her brand new story posted on the special free reading site Mrs P (www.mrsp.com). Exum is only 5 years old but she has written a wonderful new story called “The Peanut Butter and Jelly Hotdog” that offers the unique perspective of bullies from a child’s point of view. “Adults…
It’s a topic that’s in the news all the time these days – kids getting bullied and feeling helpless to do anything. Four New York teens decided to take matters into their own hands to help raise awareness about bullying and its effects on teens. Radio Silence formed last summer and includes Zach, the lead…
Are your kids in a battle with a bully at school? Maybe they have done a bit of bullying themselves? No? Did you know it’s almost guaranteed they have at least seen bullying going on? It’s estimated that about 80% of all bullying incidents are witnessed by others. The most typical approach to solving the…
Two simple rules for helping control bullying: Remove the insecurity your child feels, because bullies thrive on that Make bullies accountable These two rules can be implemented with these 4 simple steps from family and child therapist Gary M. Unruh, MSW LCSW in his “Stop Bullying Now” program. Unruh is also the author of the…
With several recent tragedies occurring across the country due to bullying, the concept of getting bullied and being a bully are on people’s minds. Phoebe Prince committed suicide after being bullied by 6 people who now face jail time if convicted. Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge after allegedly being secretly videoed by…
– This post was written by guest contributor Josh Shipp Incidents like the Phoebe Prince Bully/Suicide in Massachusetts has brought wide spread attention to the epidemic of bullying at schools, making it appear as if it is a new issue. The truth is that there have been bullies on the playgrounds and hallways of schools…
According to the American Justice Department, 1 out of 4 kids in the United States is bullied. The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that 58,000 kids are abducted in the United States each year – that’s about 1 every 9 minutes. Now there’s a product that could actually help prevent these situations –the iSafe Backpacks and…