72 media results found for 'bullying'
The management of bullying by individuals and institutions has progressed a long way from the days of denial. Modern society places greater importance on positive relationships, and there is a far greater awareness of the destructiveness of bullyi...Read More
The Internet is the preferred method of communication for young people. But what are its dangers? How do you unwittingly give away too much about yourself? And why is that a problem anyway? Looks at how young people can avoid predators, online mar...Read More
It is often true in life that we are judged by the company we keep. Finding a group of friends is especially important. A diverse selection of young people describe their own involvement with bad friends, and identify the characteristics that they...Read More
Stresses the importance of treating others with respect, making friends with kids from different background (cultural, ethnic, and racial), and speaking out if they observe someone else being teased or bullied. Features true stories from real kids...Read More
Each year more than 160,000 students will be absent from school as a result of being bullied. A vast majority of these students are harassed because of their sexual orientation. Emma, a young high school student, struggling to gain the acceptance ...Read More
Nick George, a young man with Asperger's syndrome, shares his experiences of being bullied at school. Tony Bartoli lives with cerebral palsy and describes being pushed down emotionally and physically. Stuart discovered that his son Akian, an eleme...Read More
Sheryl discusses with a guest a new curriculum for bully prevention. Viewers also learn how to create quilt blocks with various textures, color patterns, and fabrics. Also two cook book authors show how to create slice and back gift logs of cooki...Read More
Jamie's new neighbor, Parvathi, is from Sri Lanka, and they are both in the same class in school. When bullies make fun of Parvathi's bindi, or red dot, the class rallies behind her, and Jamie learns a valuable lesson about respecting cultural di...Read More
Aaron's special project, making a video of how bullying affects others, shows students' frustrations as they reveal how they were teased because of weight, disabilities, speech problems, and even academic excellence. Suggests tactics bullied stude...Read More
Eleanor had a hard time fitting in. She was severely bullied throughout her school years, which lead to severe depression and paralyzing anxiety. She was unable to enter a room, and people could not touch her. Life was unbearable. It took time, su...Read More
At the age of 13, a boy approached Cristina asking her to be his girlfriend. She declined the boy's offer, and he became angry. One day Cristina came to school, and everyone eyed her every move. She felt something was terribly wrong, and a friend ...Read More
Awareness greatly reduces the risk of becoming a victim of cyberbullying. This program demonstrates how to prevent simple mistakes that can cause a bullying situation to get out of hand quickly.
Examples of cyberbullying include sending hurtful or threatening texts or emails, harassing other players in online video games, posting photos that will embarrass someone, or creating blogs to make fun of someone. Viewers learn the importance of ...Read More
In this episode, Nancy Silberkleit, from Archie Comics, discusses a new comic book that addresses bullying. The comic emphasizes the role of the bystander in helping to reduce instances of bullying. Winners of the "Drive Safe PSA Contest" shoot th...Read More
Presents the importance of implementing a social skills program through a team of speech and language therapists, social workers, and special education teachers. Provides an understanding that positive outcomes can occur when the IEP team focuses ...Read More
Joey and Kristen are popular high school students--and bullies. Both pick on kids they consider nerds and geeks. For 24 hours, they dress in nerd clothes and spend the day at a new school. The experience of being teased, isolated, bullied, and ha...Read More
