Cyberbullying

The Dangerous Mistake We Make About Bullying

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 02.08.2012 | Parents

Read More: Amanda Cummings, Suicides, Bullying, Suicide, Bullies, Tyler Clementi Suicide, Anti-Bullying, Bullying-Suicide, Cyberbullying, Gay Youth Suicide, Teen Suicide, Teen Bullying, Youth Suicide, Suicide Prevention, School Bullying, Tyler Clementi, Parents News

Tyler Clementi killed himself in 2010 after his roommate at Rutgers University filmed him kissing another man. Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old girl who m...

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Internet Reflects, Magnifies the Opportunities and Dangers of the Real World

Larry Magid | Posted 02.07.2012 | Technology

Read More: Online Safety, Internet Safety, Cyberbullying, Safer Internet Day, Kids Internet Safety, Technology News

Despite what some people say, research from the best scholars has found that predators very rarely find victims online. They find them the old fashioned way: in their local communities.

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WATCH: Kelly Cutrone On Cyberbullying

Posted 02.09.2012 | Women

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Kelly Cutrone, Video, Parenting, Cyberbullying, Bullying, Women News

Kelly Cutrone talks about bullying -- how her daughter has been affected by it, and how she addresses it as a parent. Click here to purchase Kelly's ...

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Ask Tech Expert Jennifer Jolly A Question!

Posted 02.03.2012 | Women

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Valentine's Day, Cybersecurity, Gadgets, Technology, Cyberbullying, Jennifer Jolly, Women News

Tech expert Jennifer Jolly is joining me soon on Mondays with Marlo. Ask her anything you'd like to know about: Tech tools that can help you manage y...

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Teen Impact: Runner-Up #2

Courtney Hammett | Posted 02.02.2012 | High School

Read More: Teen Impact, Cyberbullying, Bslide-Universalpictures, Bullying, Anti-Bullying, Lgbt Bullying, Video, High School News

Gender bullying is a daily reality in my small Southern school. One of my best friends was called a dyke and shoved into lockers -- even though she dates a boy and looked stunning in her prom dress.

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Parents: Your Media Use Is the Blueprint Your Kids Use for Theirs

Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD | Posted 02.01.2012 | Parents

Read More: Twitter, Online-Harassment, Facebook, Cyberbullying, Online Abuse, Parents News

Like a playground that has recently survived a storm, we have some online social media cleaning up to do.

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'I Was A Teenage Bully': 8 Stories From Real Girls

| Jenny Zhang | Posted 01.28.2012 | High School

Read More: Rookie Mag, Girl Bullying, Video, Cyberbullying, Bullying Stories, High School Bullying, Bullying, Tavi Gevinson, Teen Bullying, Bullies, Girl Bullies, Rookie, High School News

Trying to talk seriously about bullying is hard. The word alone sounds cheesy. As part of Rookie’s continuing series on bullies, and how we are the...

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Why I Left My Job As A Publicist To Become An Anti-Bullying Advocate

Elissa Kravetz | Posted 01.27.2012 | Impact

Read More: Philanthropy, The Farley Project, Cyberbullying, Bullying, Elissa Kravetz, Anti-Bullying, Impact News

When I first moved to LA I went to therapy. It was early into the sessions, probably my third visit, and when I was walking into the room I passed a y...

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Tech-Savvy Bullies Steal WiFi Instead Of Lunch Money

www.theglobeandmail.com | Posted 01.21.2012 | High School

Read More: Bullying in Korea, Cyberbullying, Bullying Trends, School Bullies, Bullying, Lady Gaga Bullying, High School News

Being the most Internet-connected country in the world has opened the way for a new form of bullying in South Korean schools, with victims being force...

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17-Year-Old Race Car Driver Defeats Rivals -- And Bullies

HuffingtonPost.com | Sara Gartman | Posted 01.14.2012 | High School

Read More: Zach-Veach, Race-Car-Driving, Cyberbullying, High School News, Bullying, Anti-Bullying, High School News

At age 12, Zach Veach knew he wanted to drive. Since he couldn't legally get behind the wheel of his parents' car, so he did the next best thing: He b...

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Child, Please: How Much Worse Does It Have To Get Before 'It Gets Better'?

David Groshoff | Posted 01.17.2012 | Gay Voices

Read More: It Gets Better Project, Cyberbullying, Gay Teen Suicide, Bullying, Teen Bullying, It Gets Better, Anti-Gay Bullying, Gay Suicide, Gay Teen Bullying, School Bullying, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News

I'm calling B.S. on the "It Gets Better" propaganda. As we unfortunately just learned, it didn't get better for EricJames Borges, who took his own life only a month after filming his video for the "It Gets Better" campaign.

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Is My Child Being Bullied? Action Steps for Parents

Mary L. Pulido, Ph.D. | Posted 01.12.2012 | Parents

Read More: Cyberbullying, Bullying Resources, Symptoms of Bullying, Bullying, Parents News

Bullying is not teasing or the occasional name calling or arguments that happen between friends. Bullying is behavior that crosses the line and, as we've recently seen in tragic cases, can drive children to commit suicide.

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Teen's Suicide Prompts Cyberbullying Bill

Posted 01.10.2012 | New York

Read More: Amanda Cummings, Senator Jeffrey Klein, Senator-Diane-Savino, Cyberbullying, Ny News, Hate Crime, New York News, Senator Diane Savino, Independent-Democratic-Conference, New York News

Following the tragic suicide of Staten Island 15-year-old Amanda Cummings last week, a local lawmaker has introduced a bill that would create harsher ...

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Even Performers Like Me Get Bullied

Ariana Grande | Posted 01.11.2012 | High School

Read More: Ariana Grande, Self-Esteem, Cyberbullying, Bullying, Anti-Bullying, Ariana Grande Victorious, High School News

We're all fabulous. Everyone. Even the bullies, although they might not see it. All we can do is wish them happiness and celebrate our own.

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An Open Letter to Our Former Bullies

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 01.05.2012 | Parents

Read More: Stress, Depression, Cyberbullying, Bullying, Teens, Suicide, Schhol, High School, Parenting, Parents News

We hope that you have changed and request that you take time to learn and teach two very humane lessons.

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Family Of Bullied Staten Island Teen Chastise Girl's Taunters On Facebook

Posted 01.05.2012 | New York

Read More: Video, Cyberbullying, Bullying, Amanda-Diane-Cummings, Facebook, Staten Island, New York News

Following the tragic death Monday of 15-year old Amanda Diane Cummings, who was struck by a bus while carrying a suicide note, Amanda's family has tak...

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PHOTOS: Celebrity Photographer Takes On Pepper-Spraying Cop

Posted 12.14.2011 | Arts

Read More: Occupy Movment, Mischa Barton Photos, Mischa Barton, Occupy London, Lindsay Lohan, Cyberbullying, Lindsay Lohan Photos, Bullying, Power Struggle, Celebrity Photos, London Police, Tyler Shields, Uk Arts, Celebrity-Photography, Arts News

Tyler Shields is a photographer who has been allowed a fair amount of space to experiment with the medium. He slapped meat across Mischa Barton's face...

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Did Abstinence-Only Create a Bully Generation?

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 12.14.2011 | Parents

Read More: Sexism, Gender Stereotypes, Equality, Gender and Bullying, Bully Police, Gender, Legal Matters, Bullying, Teen Abortion Rates, Lgtb, Bullies, Teen Stds, Bullying in Schools, Cyberbullying, Sex Ed in the US, Slut-Shaming, Sexual Harassment, Homophobia, Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Sex Ed, Abstinence-Only, Teen Pregnancy, Elizabeth Meyer, Ethics, Abstinence, Lgtbq, Parents News

Abstinence-only education creates a petri dish for bullying in schools. There is always a lot of back and forth about the efficacy of these programs,...

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Everyone Has Bullied Someone

| Posted 12.08.2011 | High School

Read More: Tavi Gevinson, I Was a Teenage Bully, Middle School Bullying, Cyberbullying, Rookie, Bullying, High School News

Trying to talk seriously about bullying is hard. The word alone sounds cheesy. This is the second in a series of posts in which we try to have that co...

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Courtney Stodden's Heartfelt Message To Teens

Posted 02.02.2012 | Education

Read More: Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, Video, Cyberbullying, Courtney Stodden, Courtney Stodden Teen Bride, Jamey Rodemeyer, Madonna, Teen Bullying, Charlize Theron, Tyra Banks, School Bullying, Anti-Bullying, Education News

Teen bride Courtney Stodden says she's living "like a princess" these days, but it wasn't always that way -- and she has a message for teens. "You ...

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Rachel Simmons On Girls And Self-Esteem

Posted 12.05.2011 | Parents

Read More: Video, Parents-Teens, Tedx, Cyberbullying, Tedxwomen, Bullying, Amanda Fairbanks, Raising Girls, Raising Strong Girls, Rachel Simmons, Self-Esteem, Tedxwomen Conference, Parents News

On Thursday in New York, at the TEDxWomen Conference in midtown Manhattan, Rachel Simmons hosted a presentation about girls and self-esteem. Simmo...

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My Facebook Fight Turned Into A Real-Life Brawl

| Catherine Cosmo | Posted 12.19.2011 | High School

Read More: Internet Safety, Teens Social Media, Cyberbullying, Bullying, Internet Dangers, Facebook, High School News, Internet Education, Teens Facebook, High School News

This is a teen-written article from our friends at YCteen, a publication by young people about the issues that matter to them. Social networking s...

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Kansas Gov. Tweeter Bullied At School

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.30.2011 | Education

Read More: Emma Sullivan Tweet, Sam Brownback Apology, Cyberbullying, Bullying at School, Emma Sullivan, Sam Brownback, Sam Brownback Tweet, Emma Sullivan Apology, Emma Sullivan Bulied, School Bullying, Education News

Emma Sullivan couldn't have expected the national attention her disparaging tweet about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback would receive, but that's exactly wh...

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Students Stand Against Michigan Bullying Law

The Communicator, Community High School Newspaper | Posted 11.29.2011 | High School

Read More: The Communicator, Cyberbullying, Michigan Public Schools, Bullying, High-School-Newspapers, Matt's Safe School Law, Glsen, High School News, High School News

Republicans in the Michigan state Senate recently passed a bill entitled “Matt’s Safe School Law,” an anti-bullying measure designed to reduce b...

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Who's the Real Bully?

Benni Cinkle | Posted 01.18.2012 | High School

Read More: Benni Cinkle, Cyberbullying, Bullying, High School News

Last week I got an email from a fan telling me her bullying story. But things didn't seem so straightforward -- it wasn't just about one person being hurt and people who were doing the hurting.

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