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National Bullying Prevention Month

Bullycide: A Father's Heart-Wrenching Letter to His Son's Tormentors

Jonathan Hewitt | Posted 12.23.2012 | Parents
Read More: Amanda Todd, Bullying, Suicide, Teen Suicide, Steven-Urry, School Bullying, Steven Urry, Bullycide, Anti-Bullying, National Bullying Awareness Month, National Bullying Prevention Month, His Name Was Steven, Bully Prevention, Bully, Parents News
Jonathan Hewitt

Six years ago, 13-year-old Steven Urry hanged himself in his bedroom closet after being tormented by bullies.

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Fighting Against Bullying (WATCH)

Posted 10.19.2012 | MarloThomas
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Fighting against the bullying epidemic is extremely important to me. In fact, it was one of the main topics I wanted to speak about when I started Mar...

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His Name Was Steven: A 13-Year-Old Victim of Bullycide

Jonathan Hewitt | Posted 12.16.2012 | Parents
Read More: Bullying in Schools, Amanda Todd, Cyberbullying, Mike Urry, Crime, National Bullying Awareness Month, Bullying, Teen Suicide, National Bullying Prevention Month, Peer Pressure, His Name Was Steven, Steven Urry, School Bullying, Amanda Todd Suicide, Bullycide, Bully Prevention, Anti-Bullying, Suicide, Parents News
Jonathan Hewitt

"We knew who beat him up. We knew who locked him in a cupboard. We knew who had held his head under water in a sink. So why hadn't we told anyone?"

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October Is National Bullying Awareness Month: What Adults Can Do Right Now

Meryl Ain, Ed.D. | Posted 10.08.2012 | Home
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Meryl Ain, Ed.D.

October is National Bullying Awareness Month, and as we ask our children and our schools to prevent bullying, we ought to take a hard look at ourselves too. Recent attacks on an overweight female Wisconsin TV anchor -- and her response -- illustrate the point.

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Bullying: The Really Big Problem Behind the Really Big Problem

Jonathan Hewitt | Posted 12.04.2012 | Parents
Read More: Bullying in Schools, Bullying Prevention, Children, Bullying, Parenting, Self-Bullying, Peer Pressure, Parenting Advice, School Bullying, Negative Thinking, Parents, Anti-Bullying, National Bullying Prevention Month, Parents News
Jonathan Hewitt

October is also now recognized as National Bullying Prevention Month. On the one hand, I'm thrilled that we are giving this critical issue such focused attention. But on the other hand, I am deeply saddened that bullying in our nation has reached such epidemic proportions.

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