Bullying: What’s a Parent to Do?
How Familiar Are These Phrases?
Kids will be kids and teasing is normal; they really don’t mean any harm.
Just ignore it and it will go away.
All you have to do is stand up for yourself.
Is this the kind of advice that you would give to your child if they reported being pic...
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The Truth about Bullying and LD
It’s hard to assign a number to describe the incidence of bullying — data from different sources report different findings — but one thing is certain; the deeper you dig, the clearer it becomes that the prevalence of bullying is staggering. *
Statistics
10% of children rep...
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Your Stories about Bullying
We asked you—our NCLD community—to tell us about your experiences with bullying. Your responses reflected the sadness, anxiety, anger and vulnerability that are part of the bullying experience. And the heartbreak is all the more poignant when it involves children who are isolated...
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Bullying Hurts Everyone, Not Just the Victim
At first, the word “bullying” conjures up images of a tough, wise-cracking kid verbally taunting and embarrassing another, pushing, punching, poking, tripping, threatening, taking his possessions, ripping his clothes, defacing his property… all behaviors that are clearly inappro...
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