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Sticks and Stones Do Break Psychological Bones: 10 Parenting Helps to Respond to a Bully
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Linda Mintle
I was horrified to learn that 11-year-old Sebastien De La Cruz, who sang the national anthem in his mariachi costume at the NBA finals, was bullied on Twitter. To the child’s credit, his response to all the bullying was incredible. “I think the people were talking bad because of what I was wearing, and it’s…
Why and How Parents Should Stop Sibling Bullying
By
Linda Mintle
With all the talk about bullying and its damaging effects on kids, we don’t often hear much about sibling bullying. Isn’t it normal for little Billy to push around his brother Joey? Sibling bully, it turns out, is just as damaging to kids as other types of bullying. A new study in the July journal…
A Bully Now Anti-Bully–A Spiritual Lesson
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Linda Mintle
Apparently, Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, Mike Jeffries, is reacting to all the negative press about his remarks to exclude uncool teens and unattractive people from his clothing line. Even late night television picked up the bullying behavior and did a spoof on Jeffries remarks. His comments sounded like a grown up bully–you can’t be part…
Do Peers Make Teens Stupid?
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Linda Mintle
Why do teens do things with their friends that they would never do by themselves? A part of the answer might have to do with the developing brain of a teen. Specifically, adolescents are wired in ways that lend to risk taking when in the presence of their friends. Researchers at Temple University tested the…
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