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Cyber Bullying and what to do about it.

There is a new form of bullying hitting the streets and no surprise; the new culprits are the mobile phone and the internet.
Unlike in my day when you could walk away from the bully, see their face and turn the other cheek, these new bullies are anonymous and operate 24/7, making it impossible for your […]

 
In my first post on What Happens When Bullies Grow Up?, I discussed a recent bullying incident involving my son at school. Now, let’s take a look at another bullying story…
It was a sunny day on Catalina Island and a group of fathers and sons (ages 5-12) had traveled here for a weekend […]

So here’s a tale of two situations in which bully’s have recently impact in the life of my own family:
True Story 1:
One morning, my normally enthusiastic son woke up and decided that he didn’t want to go to school today. Why? Well, getting the answer out of him wasn’t very easy…
“Did something happen […]

A recent study indicate more and more parents are “helicopter parents.”
So what’s a helicopter parent?
Helicopter parents hover over their kids like a news chopper hovering over the scene of 5 car pileup on 5 North in Los Angeles. Helicopter parents are always on the lookout for threats to their child’s success and happiness. If something […]