Being Positive will help Stop The Bullying

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Here's to a kicking off a great week with some positive inspiration!
Fun Fact: Walt Disney was afraid of mice
Inspirational Quote: "Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere." -Carl Sagan
Word to ponder: Zeal!
Bible Verse: "For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another." -1 John 3:11
Service Project of the Week: Find an old coloring book and color a picture. THEN, fold it up and write a witty quote on the outside...THEN leave it in a friends mailbox or on a friends windshield : )
Story: The other day I was driving back home after a long stressful day of work and one of my favorite songs came on the radio... so I cranked it up and jammed out the whole way home dancing and everything. Simple moments like that really make me happy to be alive. Do yourself a favor and take some time out of your day just for you- do something that is crazy and goofy and makes you smile. Create your nirvana! I DARE you!! Live in Laughter, Light, and pure LOVE! -m

Thanks Mandi!

Anyone Can Be A Bully

In a book entitled "Bully Free Classroom, by Allan L. Beane, PHD he says: "To little supervision of children and adolescents can contribute to the development of bullying behavior." He goes on to say that Children need to get the message that bullying behavior is not okay."

My hobby is training dogs and I have found that dogs like kids like to push the limits. I just recently purchased a Golden Retriever puppy and she likes to torment her older brother a White German Sepherd mix who is two years older than her. She will bit, kick, scratch and he will do the same. I have to step in at times to remind them to play fair or give them time away from one another. My children also have had their moments where I need to step in to break it up. It is up to us as parents and care givers to not only break up a potential bully situation but also teach them that anyone can end up being a bully if they don't watch what they say and do.

Why Do Kids Bully Other Kids?

Why do kids bully other kids? I asked a group of young campers at the Beverly Hills Club, Beverly Hills, Michigan, summer safety day camp for children. To my surprise each camper had a different reason why kids bully other kids.

Here is a list of there answers:

Why do kids bully other kids?

They are jealous of other kids.
They learn from their dad how to be mean.
Other kids taught them to be bullies.
They have problems at home.
They like being mean to other kids.
No one is ever nice to them and that is why they bully.
Bullies have low self-esteem.
Bullies want to be better than everyone else.
Bullies are afraid of other kids.
They think no one likes them.
Their dad never takes them to McDonalds.


Why do you think kids bully other kids?

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