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New research shows involved parents are less likely to have children who harass othersWith all of the media attention on young people being tormented by bullies and cyberbullies, parents may wonder what they can do to protect their children. The question they may want to ask instead is how can they prevent their child from becoming a bully.New research to be presented on Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver shows that parents can play a key role in...

PERTH, Australia, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Children are being bullied -- sometimes to death -- with at least 14 suicides in 2010, according to ABC News. The Cardboard Girl (http://www.acashic.com/the-cardboard-girl/) a new book by a social worker, Marika Spaseska shows children, parents, teachers and school administrators how to protect children from being bullied in schools and playgrounds. "The truth is that schools, teachers, parents, children and others struggle to deal with...

NEW YORK, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that it has acquired from Submarine Entertainment all rights to THE BULLY PROJECT, the acclaimed new documentary from Emmy and Sundance award-winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch (AMANDLA! A REVOLUTION IN FOUR PART HARMONY) that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, April 23. The deal covers all rights in North America, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Germany. TWC also acquired the...

Multiple studies have shown an association between substance abuse, poor academic achievement, mental health issues, and bullying. Now, a study suggests that family violence is also associated with bullying.Schoolyard bullies, and their victims, are more likely than not to live with violence at home, according to the new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Violent family encounters were most common in youth who identified as someone who has both...

What is a Bullying Talking Jar? Ask Mom, Jeanne Dexter, who with her partner Paul Schweinler (LMHC) (NCC) (DAPA), a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, created and developed The Bullying Jar to help parents, teachers, and other adults who don't always realize what's going on, to start conversations with their children who may be afraid to speak about being bullied. Jupiter, FL (PRWEB) April 20, 2011 What is a Bullying Talking Jar? Ask Mom, Jeanne Dexter, who with her...

DULUTH, Ga., April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI), a nationally accredited distance training institution dedicated exclusively to the child care industry, is proud to announce the addition of a new course, Bullying in the Preschool Environment. (Logo: https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101207/MM13548LOGO ) Bullying is one of the most concerning social interactions facing children and schools today. While the media picks up stories of bullying in high school,...

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dreams Work, Inc. and United Way of the National Capital Area (NCA) have partnered to launch "Don't Bully; B.U.L.L.Y. (Be yoU, Learn 2 Love Yourself)", a year-long anti-bullying campaign that uses the arts to actively engage area youth to understand the causes and effects of bullying and stress the importance of self-love. The "Don't Bully; B.U.L.L.Y." campaign spans the DC/Maryland/Virginia region, and includes...

Increasing numbers choosing online learning for safety NORCROSS, Ga., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- School bullying is nothing new. Everyone has heard about it. Many have been on the receiving end. As parents, we want to protect our children and ensure that they don't fall prey to the same treatment. A recent bullying incident involving a young Australian captured on video and posted on YouTube has gone viral, raising public awareness of this universal issue and increasing the...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Officials at the Education Department have informed school principals that they may face lawsuits unless they monitor students' conversations at school and their personal Facebook pages in search of language that the agency considers to be harassment of other students. Facebook will be working with the White House on this federal anti-bullying initiative, which holds school officials legally responsible not only for student behavior...

Every 7 minutes, a child is bullied and 77% of America's children have faced verbal, mental or physical abuse at the hands of a peer (Department of Justice). Janine Driver, Human Communication/Body Language Expert & NY Times Bestselling author seeks pilot schools to participate in THE KIND KID REVOLUTION - inventive strategies to empower and protect our children. According to Driver, "Current bullying initiatives are killing our children. We are going about this all wrong....