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Bullying - Information
Links to articles and facts related to bullying.
Facts / Resources
The Ophelia Project: Parents are key to creating safe social climates for youth. They can provide safe home environments for their children, help build strong belief systems, provide informed support during conflicts, and provide youth with opportunities to connect to their communities outside of school.
Bullyfree Basics: Wisconsin program for elementary-school students, is used in 34 districts statewide to help students better handle bullies so they can focus on learning. "If there's fear that they could be hurt or have things said about them, that preoccupies their thoughts all the time they're in school," said Jon Hisgen, a state health and physical-education consultant. "The ability of the brain to take in and analyze information is shot."
Statsitics: Research findings, "30% of US students in grades six through ten are involved in moderate or frequent bullying."
For Parents, Students, and Educators: Toll free hotline and workshop information (Ohio Resource Network)
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Karen Gotwald: Creator of The Bully Proofing Program klgotwald@aol.com
Articles
The School Bully: Does it run in the family? (Science Daily, August 5, 2008)
Sweeney says her review of the literature found that children raised by authoritarian parents – parents who are demanding, directive and unresponsive – are the most prone to act out bullying behavior. On the other hand, there were parallels showing that children raised by nurturing, warm, responsive parents were less likely to bully. <read more>
Children who bully also have trouble with other relationships (Science News, March 26, 2008):
Students who bully others tend to have difficulties with other relationships, such as those with friends and parents. Targeting those relationships, as well as the problems children who bully have with aggression and morality, may offer ideas for intervention and prevention.
Bullying affects all Middle School Kids: Article in Family Education
"Alone or as part of a group, youth can take part in bullying. In a growing number of incidences, the term “bully” includes the children who watch the bullying occur—even if they don’t actively participate. Witnessing bullying behavior can be defined as condoning it."
Teen Friendships: Study ties Teens' Risks to Friends' Actions
