by Ian Garland | Feb 3, 2020 | Bullying Awareness and Prevention, Counseling News
Cyberbullying has become increasingly common in recent years, with 59% of American teens facing some sort of online harassment during 2018. Despite this, around 15% of parents still haven’t heard of cyberbullying, and some of those who have don’t really understand...
by Taylor Bennett | Nov 2, 2018 | Bullying Awareness and Prevention, Counseling News, Mental Health
Bullying and harassment are similar in that the perpetrator hurts or harms their victims and typically without remorse. That said, there are differences between the two such as why the perpetrators engage in the abusive behaviors. Bullies typically seek a feeling of...
by Taylor Bennett | Nov 2, 2018 | Bullying Awareness and Prevention, Counseling News, Mental Health
Cyberbullying is a form of bullying in which the perpetrator uses technological means to harass, demean, tease, or threaten their victim(s). Cyberbullies can attack their victims via social media, text, phone call, or email, anytime and anywhere, so long as they have...
by Taylor Bennett | Nov 1, 2018 | Bullying Awareness and Prevention, Counseling News, Mental Health
Our friends are some of the last people we’d expect to bully us or mistreat us in anyway, but it happens and it’s important to know what that looks like. While disagreeing and hurting each other’s feelings every now and then is normal, it is not normal nor okay for a...
by Taylor Bennett | Nov 1, 2018 | Bullying Awareness and Prevention, Counseling News
Every single day, people are bullied by their peers: in school, at work, and elsewhere. An important question to ask when it comes to bullying is why: why do bullies bully? A few factors are involved, including whether or not actions are taken by a community to...
by Taylor Bennett | Oct 31, 2018 | Bullying Awareness and Prevention, Counseling News, Mental Health
Bullies aren’t just kids who pick on their classmates at school—people of all ages and in all settings, including at work, can become a bully. Bullying at work can look a lot like childhood bullying, in that it can involve teasing, name-calling, gossiping, and...
by Kim Matone, LPCA | Oct 30, 2018 | Bullying Awareness and Prevention, Counseling News, Mental Health
Many parents are concerned about their children being subjected to bullying, but we often forget to consider another possibility: that our child is the bully. If you’re concerned about this possibility, you can take measures to talk to your child and stop their...
by Taylor Bennett | Oct 29, 2018 | Bullying Awareness and Prevention, Counseling News, Mental Health
It’s important you understand it yourself before educating your kids on bullying: for instance, bullying doesn’t just occur at school but in the household. Oftentimes, bullies are created in the household after they are bullied themselves by family members, like...
by Taylor Bennett | Oct 29, 2018 | Bullying Awareness and Prevention, Children, Counseling News, Mental Health
It can be hard to navigate a conversation about bullying with your child, but there are a few professional tips that can help you do so successfully. First, you should help your child feel comfortable talking to you; this can be accomplished by encouraging and...
