8 Steps to Prevent Bullying in the Classroom for Teachers

Every teacher has their own classroom management procedures and they no doubt will fit their particular personality.  The skills listed below are very general principles that apply to any method that you may choose and will have beneficial affects on the classroom and the students as well as the teachers morale. Rearranging the Environment: There …

4 Steps for Parents and Teachers to Prevent Bullying at Home and School

Schools are not feeling as safe for many students as they once were.  In fact on any given day 160,000 students stay at home due to fear of bullying or other forms of violence here in the United States.  Everyone involved have concern in regard to the safety of children in school, from the children …

What is Bully Kindness?

The Buddhist Answer to Bullies Published in Psychology Today this article list 5 steps in stopping bullying. See the suffering Protect yourself Use Mantra’s Apply Kindness Cut-off    If you would like to see the full article here is the link. The Buddhist Answer to Bullies I found this article interesting, though I must say …

Parenting a leader – not a bully

Of course we want to believe that our child would never be the ‘bully’. But what if your child really is a bully? I believe that if we were to be honest when we examine ourselves, that each of us could find times in our lives that we have been the bully.
How can we help our child not have the bully label?

Compassionate Actions

“If you want others to be happy…practice compassion.  If you want to be happy…practice compassion.”  Dalai Lama There are some very positive things we can do to demonstrate our compassion, as simple as a hug or a card / note, a small gift or other larger action when we fix a broken situation.  Other actions …