Lately it seems like bullying is an epidemic. We here about it all the time, and while people are well aware of the extremely negative effects, bullying is still happening. Kids are still afraid to go to school, afraid to turn on their computers, afraid to check their phones. And it sadly doesn't … [Read more...]
Is MEAN the New Black? Questioning Anti-Bullying.
Today is Pink Shirt Day at my children's school. It is an anti-bullying statement that the Toronto District School Board has adopted board wide. In theory, I think it is fabulous. But truthfully, I worry that all of this attention on bullying and the word being thrown around in far too many … [Read more...]