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Dr. Ron Graham, co-author (along with author Kelly Karius) of the No Such Thing as a Bully™ tools for bullyproofing protection, answers the Georgia childhood obesity campaign. Dr. Graham writes:

Many people who are obese are not exactly thrilled about it. And nobody likes to be singled out for negative reasons. People are complaining about this ad campaign because it reminds us as a society about things that – if they affect us directly – aren’t terrific.

But obesity is not just an issue of personal self-worth, it’s an issue of public health as well, so wanting to address it in a public was is natural. Bullying, like obesity, is also an issue of public health. Among kids, at least, the connection between the two is clear. Someone seeking an opportunity to control others may well decide: “I’ll go pick on the fat kid!”

Continue reading We react to Georgia’s childhood obesity campaign!

by Dr. Ron Graham Nameless thousands of people who oppose bullying are not educators. They may have grown children, and may not know anyone attending a primary or secondary school. They may not have law-enforcement officers or lawmakers as friends. So they may think they cannot make a direct impact on the North American bullying [...]

by Dr. Ron Graham This is a map of my hometown. It’s sufficiently zoomed out that you won’t know what that town is unless you’ve been there, or you know me personally. Let me call your attention to special features of this map: Three of the orange circles indicate the area of schools I attended. [...]

Disclaimer: Don’t freaking kill yourself. See #4 below. “Sure, something might’ve helped, maybe the next thing you tried, the next person you talked to.” Hang in there, because anyone who has lived through suicide attempts or suicidal thoughts knows that nothing looks the same tomorrow as it does now. So. You’re thinking about ending it [...]

by Ron Graham When I met up with Gregory Iron at the Great Northern Mall on this particular evening, I started right off with the hard question: Isn’t pro wrestling really a form of bullying, where the audience buys a ticket?

A friend and I, Julie Kleinhans were talking about the “BULLY SITUATION” today. Because isn’t that what has been created? We decided that one of the most integral parts of preventing bully actions and victim responses was to have a purpose. We create more of what we focus on. SO if you are a student [...]

Guest post by Ron Graham… Most of our organizations, in our fight against bullying, use as one of our chief weapons media. We play music (for instance) to try to convince bullied kids that they are loved, or to raise their self-esteem, or to help move them toward more assertive behavior. Cool songs, from sensitive [...]

Dear Parent: The day you have your baby, you have more emotions than you ever thought you could have. You lovingly wrap, feed and change your precious bundle. As your child grows, you spend time wondering, worrying and childproofing. You protect. You’d give up your life to protect that precious child. You don’t want your [...]

We are very excited to introduce the Ebook “No Such Thing as a Bully – Shred the Label, Save a Child” to you! We know that parents would do more for their children with regard to the bullying issue. They would teach them not to bully…if they only knew how. They would teach them to [...]