Posted on September 24th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By DENISE M. BARAN-UNLAND
The Herald News
Joliet, Illinois — Pediatricians might consider screening their young patients for symptoms of bullying during routine, preventative check-ups, said Dr. Thomas Moore, pediatrician at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
“When I did a little research I learned that bullying is more common than I thought and it can cause [...]
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Posted on September 8th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Amy Norton
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — School children who bully or are victims of bullying may face higher risks of anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders later in life, a new study finds.
The study, which followed more than 5,000 children in Finland, found that boys and girls who were frequently bullied were at greater [...]
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Posted on September 8th, 2009 by heygrrrl
PRNewswire
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Key to a child’s
successful education is an environment in which he or she can learn safely.
According to a report released today by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
National Poll on Children’s Health, only 26 percent of parents would give
their child’s high school an “A” for preventing bullying and school [...]
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Posted on August 21st, 2009 by heygrrrl
BY TRACY TOWNSEND
The Columbus Dispatch/WBNS-10TV
In movies as diverse as A Christmas Story, Stand by Me and Back to the Future, Hollywood has treated bullying as a largely harmless — if not humorous — rite of passage.
In real life, bullying is anything but funny.
“Children who are bullied may be afraid to go to school,” stated a [...]
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Posted on August 20th, 2009 by heygrrrl
United Press International
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (UPI) — A University of Michigan study of sixth graders finds the short are no more likely to be bullied than other students.
But short people tell ABC News that was not their experience, either in school or as adults.
“I wish that were true,” said Matt Campisi, chairman of the [...]
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Posted on August 20th, 2009 by heygrrrl
United Press International
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (UPI) — A University of Michigan study of sixth graders finds the short are no more likely to be bullied than other students.
But short people tell ABC News that was not their experience, either in school or as adults.
“I wish that were true,” said Matt Campisi, chairman of the [...]
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Posted on July 17th, 2009 by heygrrrl
infoZine
MANHATTAN, Kansas — A new school year can offer its share of challenges and opportunities, yet parents may not realize that, for many children, the middle school years may be the most troublesome, said Charles A. “Chuck” Smith, a Kansas State University Research and Extension child development specialist.
Middle school years are mentally and physically challenging [...]
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Posted on July 11th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Gerry Smith
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — The bullying seemed inescapable. His family and friends say it followed Iain Steele from junior high to high school — from hallways, where one tormentor shoved him into lockers, to cyberspace, where another posted a video on Facebook making fun of his taste for heavy metal music.
“At one point, (a [...]
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Posted on July 11th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Gerry Smith
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — The bullying seemed inescapable. His family and friends say it followed Iain Steele from junior high to high school — from hallways, where one tormentor shoved him into lockers, to cyberspace, where another posted a video on Facebook making fun of his taste for heavy metal music.
“At one point, (a [...]
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Posted on July 9th, 2009 by heygrrrl
CBS News
Is your young child bossy to friends or siblings? Bossy behavior can start as young as five, and psychiatrist Dr. Janet Taylor says, “Bossy kids are not trying to manipulate you. You can help them understand and formulate, as a 5-year-old or 8-year old, a better way to get what they want.
“There should a discussion [...]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by heygrrrl
Newswise — Sally Black, RN, Ph.D., associate professor of health services at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, was particularly happy to see the American Association of Pediatrics’ newly released policy statement on preventing youth violence. She was even more elated that for the first time ever the statement specifically addresses the issue of bullying, which [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2009 by heygrrrl
Newswise.com
New research shines a light on the phenomenon of “cyber bullying,” suggesting that nearly 1 in 10 children are bullied through electronic means such as text messages, and girls are more likely to be victims than boys are.
Other kinds of bullying remain much more common, however. Large numbers of kids continue to harass each other [...]
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Posted on June 26th, 2009 by heygrrrl
(Blog editor: Dr. Borba provides excellent advice. I can’t recommend this column strongly enough.)
Dr. Michele Borba
It’s been ten years, but I am still haunted by the memory. It was in Ottawa, Canada. I had just finished giving a keynote address on bullying to a large group of educators in Ottawa. A gentleman was quietly waiting [...]
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Posted on June 26th, 2009 by heygrrrl
(Blog editor: Dr. Borba provides excellent advice. I can’t recommend this column strongly enough.)
Dr. Michele Borba
It’s been ten years, but I am still haunted by the memory. It was in Ottawa, Canada. I had just finished giving a keynote address on bullying to a large group of educators in Ottawa. A gentleman was quietly waiting [...]
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Posted on June 24th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Jeffrey Bendix
Contemporary Pediatrics
Continuing societal concern about the impact of violence on children and adolescents, as well as new research on ways to reduce it, has led the American Academy of Pediatrics to update its decade-old policy statement on the role of the pediatrician in preventing youth violence.
The updated statement is scheduled to appear in [...]
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Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by heygrrrl
ScienceDaily
Social problems like bullying and stereotyping involve thoughts, feelings and reactions that resist change. New research shows that when students play active roles in virtual dramas their attitudes and behaviour can change.
In 2006, a group of European educators, psychologists and IT specialists realised that emotionally driven problems, such as bullying, stereotyping and scapegoating demanded emotionally [...]
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Posted on June 15th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Kelly Wallace
CBS News
One group of doctors is taking on bullying. They’re coming out with some ideas on ways to halt the violence that 8 percent of kids say happens to them every day; another 7 percent say it happens every week.
CBS News correspondent Kelly Wallace reports that YouTube generation did not invent bullying, but [...]
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Posted on June 10th, 2009 by heygrrrl
The Vancourver Sun
CHICAGO (Reuters) – People who are bullied as children have twice the risk of having delusions, hallucinations or other psychotic symptoms as pre-teens as those who have not been bullied, British researchers said on Monday.
They said bullying — especially when it is severe or chronic — can have serious consequences for some children, [...]
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Posted on June 8th, 2009 by heygrrrl
Bullying elicits strong and highly personal reactions; I remember my own sense of outrage and identification. Here was a highly intelligent child, … Full story (NYT registration required).
Tags: School Violence, Effects of Bullying, Perri Klass, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Posted on July 16th, 2008 by heygrrrl
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health.
“While there is no definitive evidence that bullying makes kids more likely to kill themselves, [...]
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