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Bullying
04/02/2013
Staying Strong in Character I wanted to share a quick 'praise report' about my 17-year-old daughter, who is a stronger young woman than I ever was! She stands up for herself and her beliefs, against the crowd. More >>

Tags: BullyingCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceDatingParenting
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12/21/2012
Standing Up Against a Bully Cyber-bullying is no joke. It happened to a girl in my son's high school. Her ex-boyfriend created a derogatory Facebook page about her and the jokes and teasing spilled over into school life for this poor girl. My son was friends with the ex-boyfriend... More >>

Tags: BullyingDoing the Right ThingEducationFamily/Relationships - TeensFriendshipsMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingRead On-AirSchoolTeens
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12/10/2012
Kids Need Concrete Tools to Combat Bullying Despite anti-bullying assemblies and measures, bullying seems to only be getting worse. However, expecting to stop bullying behavior is missing a larger point. More >>

Tags: BullyingEducationInternet-MediaKidsMental HealthParentingSchoolSuicideTechnologyTeens
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09/24/2012
Anti-Bullying Laws Are Not the Solution Anti-bullying laws have recently been popping up all over America. They allow children to report their classmates to the police if they feel they are being bullied. However, in my opinion, these laws are stupid... More >>

Tags: BullyingChildrenEducationInternetInternet-MediaParentingSchoolSocial Issues
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09/17/2012
Gabrielle Douglas Has Even More Character Than We Knew Our first African American all-around gold medalist in women's gymnastics is also just a young girl with the same issues as many high school kids her age. She recently recounted the racism and bullying she experienced at her hometown gym in Virginia... More >>

Tags: BullyingCharacter, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceParentingRacismSocial Issues
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04/12/2012
Possibility of Change I listen to you every day, and I hear so many callers who have baggage that stems from their childhood. I want to share my husband's story with you. More >>

Tags: AbuseBullyingCharacter, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceParentingRaising Boys to MenRead On-AirReal men
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04/10/2012
Bullies Beware of Momma Bears I have listened to you my entire life and one thing that has always stuck in my head has been your mantra "I am my kid's mom." More >>

Tags: AnxietyBullyingCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCourageHealthI am my kid's momStress
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03/19/2012
Don't Stand By and Do Nothing There was a big discussion in our school district about bullying and how it is perpetrated by a very small percentage of students. What wasn't mentioned, and the biggest problem to my mind, is all the students who stand by and do nothing. More >>

Tags: BullyingDoing the Right ThingParentingRead On-AirStanding Up
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02/29/2012
Bringing a Gun to School Coincidentally with the Chardon, Ohio shooting, yesterday at my daughter's Jr. High school in Warren, Texas, a young man in 8th grade, brought a gun to school and threatened two boys in the lunch room. More >>

Tags: BullyingParentingPersonal Responsibility
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02/03/2012
Dangerous and Deadly Bullying As a mother of two young sons, I am alarmed by the different kinds of bullying methods that are used today and some of these methods, as we know, are potentially deadly. More >>

Tags: BullyingChildrenParenting
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