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1 Experts Say Hannah Montana and Friends Make Girls Mean
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2 Take the Bully by the Horns: Kids' Books About Bullying
Elementary
3 Bullying Leads to Much Larger Problems
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4 Calling All Doctors . . . Keep the Bullies Away From My Child!
Elementary
5 Keep the Bullies at Bay With These Tips
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6 Gracie Bullyproof Your Children Before They Start School
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7 Babies Help Rid Canadian Schools of Bullying
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8 The Obamas Dispel Myth That Bullying Is a Rite of Passage
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9 Weinstein Company's Bully Documentary Receives "R" Rating
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10 Bully's Director Tells Us Why the Movie Should Be on Every Parent's Must-See List
Bully just may be the most important movie of the year. The documentary weaves together the stories of five families dealing with the long-term effects of school bullying — two that have recently lost their children to suicide and three that are experiencing it day in and day out. While the film has received significant media attention for receiving an R rating from the Motion Picture Read more
It all comes down to six lil curse words. One of the biggest issues facing school children today is bullying, with some statistics showing that as many as half of all kids are bullied at one point during their school years. Following the tragic deaths of kids who just couldn't face the torture anymore, movie bigwig Harvey Weinstein is preparing to premiere Bully, a documentary about the Read more
Kids dubbing a girl a "slut" is overheard far too often across the nation. And it's not just high school or college girls we're talking about here. Middle school tween bullies commonly label girls they don't like or are mad at as "sluts." The American Association of University Women released a study this month that found 56 percent of the middle and high school girls surveyed were sexually Read more
Bullying is a major concern for parents, and with good reason. According to an American Justice Department school bullying statistics and cyber bullying statistics study, 77 percent of the students said they had been bullied, and 14 percent of those who were bullied reported they experienced severe reactions to the abuse. One out of every five kids admitted to being a bully, and it's reported Read more
Lady Gaga has talked about being bullied in the past, but I haven't heard her share a specific story until now. In this preview clip from MTV's hour-long interview with the pop star tomorrow, Lady Gaga: Inside The Outside, Lady Gaga opens up about a particularly heartbreaking story of when she was bullied by classmates as a child. She talks about feeling embarrassed, trying to laugh along with Read more
The other day I asked what you thought of 7-year-old Samantha Shaw getting plastic surgery to correct her cup ears, and you had a lot to say on the issue in the comments and on Facebook. This specific case (which some of you liken to getting braces) isn't as extreme as if, for instance, Samantha was getting breast implants, and most of you agreed with me that mom may be causing more damage than Read more
A 7-year-old getting plastic surgery sounds extreme, but the girl's mother says it's to prevent her from being bullied over her cup ears, one of which is a lop ear. When interviewed on Good Morning America the little girl, Samantha Shaw, said that she wasn't bullied, but the mom was adamant that she was, especially by adults. To me, it sounds like her mom's the one with the issue; maybe the Read more
With the world following her every move and little girls everywhere looking up to her, princess- and bride-to-be Kate Middleton seems to have it all, and it's difficult to imagine her as an object of Mean Girls-style teasing and name-calling. But a book coming out next month is reportedly going to expose Kate Middleton's bullied past at prestigious public school Downe House (possibly a reason why Read more
Last year, celebrities gay and straight alike lent their voices of support to the "It Gets Better" project. They, along with non-celebs, made videos telling lesbian, gay, bi, trans and other bullied youth that as dire as the present may feel, you will find joy in your future. Sex advice columnist Dan Savage and his husband Terry Miller started the movement after a string of gay youth suicides Read more
We all recall being picked on at some point in our youth, but memories of hurt feelings differ from an experience of systematic bullying. Today, the Obamas are trying to dispel the myth that bullying is a rite of passage. Holding the first-ever White House Conference on Bullying Prevention, a daylong summit bringing together students, parents, teachers, and the Departments of Education and Read more
