Bullying

Friendship: Revisiting a Bully Free Zone

May 14, 2011
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I thought Friendship Month would be a good time to revisit the series of posts on bullying from early last year. Contributed by guest poster, Amanda Gray of Learn2 Be Buddies, the series focused on what we can do as parents and educators to stop bullying in its tracks before it even begins through strategies [...]

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Strategies to Bullyproof our Kids

May 9, 2010

Helping our children stand up for themselves is also important in the fight against bullying. As children get older, and there comes a situation where a peer is looking for someone to pick on, it is important that our children not be seen as “easy targets.” Children who are easy targets are ones who over-react, [...]

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Stopping Bullying Before It Begins: Part 2

May 2, 2010

This is the third guest post by Amanda of Learn to be Buddies in our Bullying and Young Children series. But first a quick recap from the last post; To help prevent our children from bullying others we need to do two things: Help them learn how their behaviour can effect others (as discussed in [...]

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Stopping Bullying Before It Begins: Part 1

April 26, 2010

Today we continue our series on bullying with Amanda of Learn to be Buddies, looking at strategies to stop bullying before it begins. To help prevent our children from bullying others we need to do two things: Help them learn how their behaviour can effect others Help them get what they need in socially appropriate [...]

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