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Back-to-School Advice

Posted by Billie Willmon on Saturday, August 20, 2011, In : Bullying 

Creating a safe school climate, the topic of a recent school staff development I presented, has led me to share some back-to-school advice  - particularly for those concerned about youngsters' emotional health.

This month children are returning to school and facing bullying in seemingly endless forms: taunting, name-calling, isolation, exclusion, etc., ad nauseum. Many forms - such as spreading rumors through texting and sexting - are usually hidden from the eyes of most adults. 

Adults’ ide...
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Bullying: King of the Mountain

Posted by Billie Willmon Jenkin on Sunday, June 14, 2009, In : Bullying 

My previous post on bullying discussed how bullying today has become much more than the physical bullying of Grandpa's era. Often the bullying is done in the emotional or psychological arena. To be effective, bullying requires both a bully and a "bullied" It is in this realm we also witness a distinction between self-esteem and full self-acceptance.

While States are passing laws with teeth that discourage bullying (such as moving the bully, rather than the bullied, to another school), a grea...


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About Billie Willmon Jenkin


Educator, Speaker, Presenter with a passion for empowering others to value themselves and others, recognizing that gifts are often disguised as problems; to celebrate our unique qualities, which make the human race amazing! Her youngsters' chapter book (The Knock-Kneed Cowboy) and two co-written best-sellers (more about them elsewhere) have given her the opportunity to connect with parents, youngsters, teachers, and groups, especially on the topic of self-acceptance and "pro-respect" (a healthy alternative to "anti-bullying")

 

  
  
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