Teasing

Deconstructing Romney's 'Bullygate': The Science of Pranks

Peter McGraw and Joel Warner | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney Cranbrook School, Teasing, The Humor Code, Science of Humor, Pranks, Bullying, Psychology of Bullying, Romney Bullying, Bullying Psychology, Comedy News
Peter McGraw and Joel Warner

How can you tell when a prank has gone too far and strayed into bullying territory? Are high jinks and teasing just a natural, innocuous part of life, or can poking fun at others do real, lasting harm?

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Middle School, Bully and What We Should Do Now

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Depression, Cyberbulling, Mental Health, Bully, Bullying, Somatic Symptoms, School Lunches, Mommybloggers, Schoobus, Parenting, Teasing, Education, psychology.suicide, Recess, Middle School, Family, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

Several parts of this documentary made me bristle with fury. I felt both protective of these helpless victims and angry that the adults in charge were mostly dismissive.

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Why Do Women Bully Other Women in the Workplace?

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Jealousy. Status, Competition, Women, Team Sports, Teasing, Middle school.high School, Cooperation, Envy, Workplace, Teweens, Sisterhood, Bullying, Teens, Insecurity, Discrimination, Self-Esteem, Feminism, Women News
Barbara Greenberg

I've seen it. I've experienced it and dear God I certainly hope that I haven't been guilty of it. Now, though, I feel validated in my observations and...

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Why One Mother Hates the School Bus Ride

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Stress, Public Schools, Teasing, Education, Bullying, School Buses, Teens, Mommybloggers, Psychology, Tweens, Parenting, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

The school bus is one of the places that kids get teased the most and I believe that this is partly due to the older kids having so much unsupervised access to the younger kids.

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How To Guarantee Your Children Won't Be Teased! (Hint: Don't Have Any.)

David Valdes Greenwood | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Teasing, Education, Parents-Dads, Parents-Back-to-School, Gay Parenting, Bullying, Redroom, Gay Issues, Fathers, Parents News
David Valdes Greenwood

Of all the reasons I've heard from people who oppose same-sex parenting, perhaps the most oft-repeated is that the child who will endure teasing about the comparative oddity of her family. As one person recently asked, "Did you ever think about the needs of the child?"

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When Your Child is the Bully

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Mean Girls, Teasing, Cyberbullying, Bullying, Cliques, School, Anxiety, Problem-Soving, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

Bullying is a particularly vexing characteristic to correct because we often don't see it -- or, we don't want to see it. No one wants to believe their own child can be mean.

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Middle school is tough on friendships

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Name-Calling, Friendship, Friend, Mean Girls, Teasing, Preteen, Frenemies, Bully, Bullying, Friendship Advice, Teen, Middle School, Best Friend, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Irene, My best friend and I have been best friends since the first grade. Now we're in middle school. This new charter school opened u...

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It Gets Better, Starting in Elementary School

Jacqueline Edelberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teen Suicide, Teasing, Gay Teen Suicides, President Obama, Dan Savage, Peer Pressure, Nettelhorst Fabric Fence, Bullying, Chicago's Gay Pride Parade, Education News, Public School Reform, It Gets Better, Terry Miller, Education News
Jacqueline Edelberg

And, so it was, that on a sun-soaked summer afternoon, 200 Nettelhorst families -- both gay and straight -- marched in the parade; in fact, we led it.

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Growing Up Without Bullying

Kate Fridkis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alternative Education, Gay Teen Suicides, Teasing, Dan Savage, Home-Schooling, Bullying, President Obama, Teen Suicide, Peer Pressure, School, Gay Teens, Education News
Kate Fridkis

How did that myth that "bullying is just a normal rite of passage" find roots? How did the idea that bullying is somehow justifiable gain purchase?

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Welcoming Schools Guide Teaches Tolerance

Ellen Kahn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teasing, Glbt, Welcoming Schools, Schools, Human Rights Campaign, Hrc, Welcoming Schools Guide, Gay Issues, Human Rights Campaign News, Politics News
Ellen Kahn

As educational systems adopt programs like Welcoming Schools, it will impact a generation of kids who'll know it's OK that a 10-year-old boy wants to wear pink, or a classmate has two dads.

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