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Shahla Khan Salter: Canada: Strong and Free or Scared and Silent?

2013-05-07T17:25:48Z

Is it odd that we have gone from being a nation that respects the impartiality of the press to one in which government has no qualms about personally bashing senior journalists when they deliver unfavorable news? Government leaders take note. You serve as an example.

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Can Kids Put An End To Bullying?

2013-05-07T14:32:08Z

TORONTO, Cananda - While adults have a pivotal role to play in cases of childhood bullying, expert speakers at a conference on the hot-button subject ...

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Kenneth Barish, Ph.D.: How Can We Help Children Become 'Upstanders' to Bullying?

2013-04-30T17:05:00Z

The common denominator of all types of bullying is a lack, or erosion, of empathy. Nurturing empathy, a potential that is present in almost all children, is therefore at the heart of interventions to prevent bullying.

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Choking Back Tears

2013-04-30T16:25:18Z

OTTAWA - During her seven years as a cabinet minister, some of them difficult, Rona Ambrose has rarely been anything but cool and detached.But the pub...

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Joshua Ostroff: How Parents Enable Their Children to Bully

2013-04-20T08:22:36Z

Glen Canning, wrote a blog about his daughter, Rehtaeh Parsons, who hung herself because
of the trauma of an alleged gang-rape by four classmates and the relentless bullying that followed. He wrote, "They say parents need to teach their children. Instead, it was Rehtaeh who was my teacher." But here's the thing: Parents do need to teach their children, and they are not doing it. Rehtaeh Parsons' death arrives on the horrific heels of the Steubenvile high-school rape case and Amanda Todd's suicide near Vancouver last fall after a sexually explicit photo led to the bullying that eventually drove her to take her own life, too. Our job is not just to feed and clothe our kids, but to shape them.

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Will Posters Incite Vigilantism?

2013-04-18T11:31:16Z

HALIFAX - The RCMP say they're concerned posters that have appeared on Halifax streets in support of four boys accused of sexually assaulting Rehtaeh ...

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: "What's Wrong With Kids Today?" Is the Wrong Question

2013-04-17T12:41:23Z

When we read about horrific acts of bullying, it is not enough to utter the mantra "What is wrong with kids today" and flip to the next page of the newspaper. We are not powerless to prevent these tragedies -- the solution starts with educating our children in a culture of compassion.

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'All Of A Sudden I Just Wasn't Liked Anymore'

2013-04-16T18:31:18Z

A Brampton teenager has been removed from school by her family after becoming the victim of bullying.
Mandi Vammus, 16, says the problems ...

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Halifax Teen's Suicide Recalls Amanda Todd

2013-04-10T11:12:57Z

Halifax teen Rehtaeh Parsons' suicide is stirring chilling memories of a B.C. teen who killed herself after sustained bullying at school and online.
...

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Vivian Diller, Ph.D.: Teased About Your Looks? Bullying That Goes Under the Radar

2013-04-08T12:16:50Z

How do we distinguish the angst and insecurities felt by most teenagers from the pain resulting from bullying? Does all teasing between kids warrant prohibition, or is there room for some joking and fooling around? When things clearly go too far, who should intervene?

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Heather Magee: Pink Shirt Day: High School Survival

2013-02-27T18:01:49Z

Looking back, I'm proud to say I never bullied anyone, but I'm a little regretful I didn't step in to try to help the kids who were being harassed. Of course, any young person reading this post knows this is much easier said than done. Helping out a kid who's being targeted could potentially turn the bullies onto you, right? But I encourage you to somehow find the courage to try.

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Behind the Headlines: Bullied For Being Blind

2013-02-25T09:28:09Z

As Molly Burke went blind, her world shrunk. Her best friends were supposed to walk her to her lunch period, but instead eight girls led her into a wooded area behind the school, snatched her crutches and smashed them against a tree. They laughed, taunted her, then left her in the woods, disoriented and scared.

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Marsha Pinto: Dear Bullies

2013-02-22T10:53:29Z

No one deserves to be hurt or feel worthless, so today before you post that mean comment or bash that innocent individual in the hallway, put yourself in the victim's position and let there be one less person crying today because of bullying.

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Dr. Peggy Drexler: Problem Child

2013-02-16T09:10:48Z

If your child is the troublemaker, it's important to help set him straight sooner rather than later -- ideally before he gets labeled and before he finds himself losing friends.

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WATCH: How One Principal Convinced A Bullied Student To Stay In School

2013-02-14T10:48:29Z

For years, John McDonogh High School has been hampered by low academic performance and stigmatized by a culture of violence. The challenge of bringing...

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'It Hurts,' Boxing Champ Says Of Bullying

2013-01-29T09:21:59Z

Legendary boxer and five-time world champion Evander Holyfield was in Vancouver last night to throw his support behind anti-bullying measures inspired...

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Larry Magid: Are Schools Turning Alleged Bullies Into Criminals?

2013-01-26T12:49:52Z

I worry whether our well meaning desire to combat bullying could lead to an even bigger problem by branding children who misbehave as criminals instead of using other methods to create a more civil and compassionate environment for our children.

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Signe Whitson: Words Matter! Using Kid's Books to Celebrate No Name-Calling Week at School and at Home

2013-01-17T13:06:36Z

Turns out that while sticks and stones can break your bones, words, too, can really hurt. In honor of proving that out-of-date childhood adage incorrect, the week of January 21st-25th has been set aside as No Name Calling Week.

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Max Sidorov, Money Raiser For Bus Driver Karen Klein, Looks To Spread The Goodwill

2012-12-27T10:00:09Z

TORONTO - You could call it a case of empathy gone viral.When a Toronto man stumbled upon a YouTube video of a 68-year-old bus monitor in New York Sta...

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How Kids Can Combat Bullying

2012-12-26T18:23:32Z

VANCOUVER - New research from the University of B.C. has found that children who perform small acts of kindness tend to boost their own happiness and ...

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6 Trends In 2012 I'm Happy To Bid Adieu

2012-12-30T08:17:36Z

Many midlifers may not be humming along with Frank Sinatra's "It Was A Very Good Year" as they close the door on 2012. It was a year of still-high une...

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Gina Barreca: School Shooting in Newtown: Why Guns Are Not the Answer

2012-12-15T09:17:44Z

We should not become accustomed to a world where the pattern of wielding power -- especially firepower -- has authenticated and legitimized their possession of it.

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Wendy N. Powell: Haunted by "Ghosts of Bosses Past"?

2012-12-11T14:13:58Z

'Tis the season for gatherings and good cheer with friends and colleagues present and past. But do these gatherings provide you with memories of bad experiences with bad bosses, bullies perhaps?

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Alberta Town Begins To Fine, Jail Bullies

2012-12-07T09:37:16Z

If you want to call someone a mean name in Hanna, Alberta, you had better be prepared to pay a steep fine -- or maybe even a bit of time in the slamme...

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Marlowe Stone: Songs Can Remind You You're Never Alone

2012-12-06T17:08:40Z

Amanda Todd's suicide has stopped all parents, educators and politicians in their tracks. How could she have made such a public plea for help and still not be saved? What I do is write music with positive messages, to empower today's kids to be the best people they can be. In fact, through my kids pop act, Marlowe & the MiX, I've seen how one powerful song can change a child's mood, perspective and path.

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