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Internet safety--- worth the time: I know, another thing for parents to deal with.

Posted by MeLisa Strongheart on May 18, 2010 at 11:00am



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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).

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The Family


Online Internet Safety Contract*










An agreement

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When the kids are afraid. Self Defense is listening to kids.

Posted by MeLisa Strongheart on February 5, 2010 at 12:30pm
Today there was an incident which involved the police and resulted in the kids at IMS and Island Park to go into the "lockdown" mode.

When something like this happens the kids come in and immediately talk about it. They are in a sense "traumatized" . Please don't misunderstand me; on a scale of 1-10 this probably wouldn't rate very high. However, in my experience they are affected, and need a little help working through what happened.

For some kids, this incident will roll off their backs. Others
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Another way to take your training to a new level: demo team 2010

Posted by MeLisa Strongheart on January 5, 2010 at 6:30pm
How to take your training to a new level… Dear Parent and students! We are now accepting applications for the 2010 Demonstration Team! What this means for you is that you and your child will have the opportunity to be part of a small group of dedicated, like minded, motivated students. Demo teams build high levels of confidence because students are taught how to perform in public. There’s an awesome rush that comes from performing for your community and getting accolades! If your family is ac
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Self defense is: practicing kindness. . .

Posted by MeLisa Strongheart on November 8, 2009 at 5:37pm
Why are we on an Acts of Kindness Mission? Primarily: We believe kindness is important to our practice of martial arts. It builds peace in the community, empathy in the giver, and teaches the connectedness between each of us. This is imparitive to our understanding of self defense in that: As we are connected, we are no longer OTHER, but in fact, we belong to, and with each other. And this understanding, the understanding of our connectedness with each other, engenders peace vs violence---e
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