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May 1st declared as National Day to End Bullying

4/8/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada partners with CIBC to create national day to raise awareness and help all youth feel safe
TORONTO, April 8, 2013 – Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGCC) wants to bring an end to bullying and has declared May 1st as Belonging – National Day to End Bullying (www.belonging.ca).

BGCC has partnered with CIBC to help youth affected by bullying and support anti-bullying initiatives...

Now in Session: Anti-Bullying Programs, Link Crew and WEB, Introduce Basic Train...

1/24/2013 9:35 AM EST  -   lotus823
The Boomerang Project’s anti-bullying programs, Link Crew and WEB, offer regional Basic Training courses for new Link Crew and WEB coordinators, now through June
SANTA CRUZ, CA – January 24, 2012 – The Boomerang Project, a company which trains educators to facilitate peer mentoring in schools using leadership and group development methodologies, is excited to announce that training sessions for their high...

ROCK IN PREVENTION INTRODUCES INNOVATIVE ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM USING MUSIC

5/1/2012 12:15 PM EST  -   Strategic America
Des Moines, Iowa – May 1, 2012 The award-winning Rock In Prevention (Rock) nonprofit organization is introducing the new and innovative Rock LIVE Anti-Bullying Program utilizing songs, specialized curriculum and interactive exercises as teaching tools. With the federal government indicating that one in three students is bullied in American schools, and that one in four who bully...

MASSBAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOSTS CONFERENCE ON TRAUMA AND LEARNING IN POST-SECOND...

4/18/2012 12:49 PM EST  -   MassBay Community College
BOSTON, MA (April 18, 2012) – MassBay Community College will host “Trauma and Learning in Post-Secondary Education,” a day-long conference exploring how the issues of trauma – bullying, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans – present themselves and are responded to in the diverse, 21st century college environment. The conference will be held on Friday, April 27, 2012 from...

Mistakes Happen…in school, life and football.

1/24/2012 4:53 PM EST  -   Lesson One
Making sense of the death threats aimed at professional football players who made mistakes.
While professional football players are receiving death threats for the mistakes made in recent championship games, imagine the message this sends to today’s children trying to navigate academic and social challenges. With all of the anti-bullying messages being touted in classrooms, here is another example of adults...
The Power of Validation
 

Parental validation can decrease a child's chances of developing mental illness,...

1/10/2012 3:52 PM EST  -   New Harbinger
Validating a child's experiences and feelings can help them grow into emotionally secure adults.
Studies have shown that parental validation of a child's feelings and experiences can decrease the likelihood of that child developing emotional problems or disorders later in life. In addition, validation helps children develop a secure sense of self and the ability to regulate their emotions without throwing...
Wayne Soares
 

Enough with the focus groups and talking heads!

10/13/2011 6:02 PM EST  -   Wayne Soares
"Bullying prevention starts in the trenches” not on TV, says America’s Anti-Bullying crusader, Wayne Soares. Calls for parents, teachers and youth to work together to push against the epidemic of bullying.
Boston, MA October 13, 2011 – America’s Students better get ready – this 6’4 anti-bullying behemoth is coming to town to tell it like it is. With a little dash of humor, a lot of compassion and first-hand...
Boom Boom! Teen Deck
 

An Act of Kindness Can Help Create Bully Free Schools

9/28/2011 2:58 PM EST  -   lotus823
The award winning Boom Boom! Teen Deck offers many act of kindness ideas that can help school communities become bully free.
SANTA CRUZ, CA – September 28, 2011 - Over the years, school districts have made attempts to implement acts of kindness programs and teach kindness lessons in an effort to alleviate the problem of bullying in schools. Bullying is a long-standing, all too common form of intimidation and...
Wortley Road Books
 

PREVIOUSLY-UNKNOWN CANADIAN AUTHOR SHORT-LISTED FOR TWO INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD...

8/17/2011 9:45 AM EST  -   Wortley Road Books
London, ON – Two books by Canadian author Dr. Kevin White, originally of New Brunswick but now living in Ontario, have just been short-listed for Readers Favorite Book Awards, a large international book competition with thousands of submissions that is open to both published and non-published authors.

Short-listed in the non-fiction health category is Dr. White’s book - Breaking Thru the Fibro Fog: Scientific Proof...

Omaha School Shooting:  What can be done?

1/7/2011 1:39 PM EST  -   Lesson One
We are all horrified by yesterday’s tragic shooting death of a school principal in Omaha and others like it.  How do we deal with a child’s rage that leads to murder and suicide? What can be done to make schools and communities safer and make school and life connect?
Boston, MA January 7, 2011-We must teach all children, from preschool to high school skills such as self-control and self-confidence to help...