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What If You Can’t Say You Can’t Play?
“You can’t play.” “We already have enough people for this game.” “You don’t have the same dolly as us, otherwise we’d let you play.” “Maybe you can play next time.” Some kids hear these type of words a...
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The Social Network: A Cautionary Tale of Cyberbullying
A couple of weeks before school started back up, I took my sons to the mall to buy some new clothes. When we were done, the boys ran off to the Apple Store to ogle the iPads while I did ...
View ArticleFirst-Grade Girl Bullied for Liking Star Wars?!
It’s bad enough that bullying and gender-norming starts as early as kindergarten, if not before. But gender-shaming a first-grade girl for liking Star Wars? That’s just sick and wrong: At summer’s...
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Bullying – Media Hype or Old-School Problem?
Bullying and cyber-bullying have been making lots of headlines in the past several weeks. There’s increased media attention on the topic (although one does need to question if it’s an epidemic). So,...
View ArticleHelp Encourage the MPAA to Change Bully’s Rating
Bully, an upcoming documentary that looks at physical violence and verbal abuse among kids, will soon be making its way to a theater near you. The movie looks at how bullying has affected five kids and...
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To Bully Bullying, We Need Continued Vigilance
Bullying is and always will be a complex social issue. A new movie, Bully, has renewed the vigilance against bullying, but shouldn't we always be vigilant?
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So What Does It Mean to Be a Geek?
One of the great reasons to identify with the word "geek" is that it gives you permission to like what you like no matter what it is. Many of us self-identify as geeks because we have been put down,...
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Random Acts of Kindness
"At the top of parents' many wishes is for their children to be happy, to be good, and to be well-liked." So begins the abstract for a recent paper posted by Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, an applied...
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Born of Sandy Hook, Comics Anthology to Combat Bullying, Homophobia and More
Comic books often feature superheroes battling super-foes. But what if those arch enemies were named Ignorance, Stupidity, or Intolerance? A new comic book anthology, called You Are Not Alone, hopes to...
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