It is easy to be angry, and upset about the behavior of bullies. After all we know that their behavior has terrible outcomes for their victims. But empathy, and compassion for bullies, ought to be part of our approach to the problem of bullying.
Kids do not become bullies without system involvement. Remember without the bystanders, and the silent consent given by folks within their system, the bully would not have the ability to bully at all. In fact, the research is clear that the negative eff
"Mycobacterium vaccae is a natural soil bacterium which people likely ingest or breath in when they spend time in nature," saysDorothy Matthews of The Sage Colleges in Troy, New York, who conducted the research with he
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JULY 2010 |
Why Do More Alcohol Outlets Lead to Greater Alcohol Problems? |
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It is very important for state and local communities to retain control over the number of alcohol outlets. It does make a difference. Every year there are more studies on this topic. In February, two Indiana |
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Parents and their kids can register for the homework challenge by phone, email, or in person. Parents every time your child does his/her homework withou
Bicycles for Humanity Seattle
Event
Bicycles for Humanity donation booth at the Mercer Island Summer Celebration.
Event Description
Your unused bicycle can help South African children travel miles to school, healthcare workers reach distant villages or the employed get to work or start their own business.
Bicycles for Humanity-Seattle plans to ship 1,000 bicycles to the KwaZulu-Natal
region of South Africa where two wheels can transport villagers from poverty to a better life.
Fair attendees
Save, at Least, One Life
~ This Year ~
The Escape to Safety Card Game
As a part of our upcoming belt test, we are teaching all of our students how to execute a leadership project called The Escape to Safety Card Game
The game, designed by our friend, martial arts teacher Tom Callos, is already responsible for saving the lives of two boys in California.
Our project requires your child to teach at least 3 other people how to use the game to plan and practice an emergency escape route from one’s
CTC member, friend or ally,
Here is an opportunity to take action as an individual to help prevention efforts, including the norms
surrounding underage drinking that we’re trying to change:
Taco Bell is now serving two types of margarita drinks for the summer in their
restaurants throughout North America. Classic Margarita Fruitista Freeze
is marketed as, “A smooth frozen margarita-flavored drink topped with a fresh
lime wedge.” The franchise restaurants are also selling Strawberry
Margaritas.
Are you a bottled water addict? Admitting you have a problem is the firststep in curing an addiction. It’s time we all take a look at this complicated relationship we have with a completely useless product fueled by manufactured demand. Fortunately, water is free and available to most of us here in the Western World (most of us just take it for granted). Yet, we keep spending our hard-earned money on bottled water. Why?
Th
With the recent suicide of Phoebe Prince, a 15 year old in Mass. a new awareness of "cyber bullying" and its effects has been examined. Not only are we all concerned about the targets of this kind of bullying, but also how easily virtual bystanders can become part of the problem. I have pasted below a great resource from Family online safety institute--FOSI. (find them at fosi.org).
The Family
Online Internet Safety Contract*
An agreement
