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Effects from childhood bullying often follow into adulthood

If bullying is not prevented in childhood, it will effect one in adulthood. Adult signs of childhood bullying: struggle to hold down a regular job and poverty poor social relations poor health “We cannot continue to dismiss bullying as a harmless, almost inevitable, part of growing up,” says psychological scientists Dieter Wolke of the University [...]

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Signs of bullying

Not all bullied victims end in suicide or opening fire of fellow students, but bullying does have serious, long-lasting effects on a person. It usually manifests psychologically and translates physically: stomachaches, headaches and digestive problems. It also manifests in too much isolation in the bedroom, avoiding places they usually love to go, excuses not to [...]

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Focusing on kindness first, goes a long way to prevent bullying

Kathy Lamberger, principal of Washington Junior High School has a new approach to anti-bullying: teach kindness first. “Our focus is so much on what is the right thing to do rather than what is the wrong thing to do,” Lemberger said. “I’m not an advocate of stop bullying, I’m an advocate more of what it [...]

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School has started and so has bullying. Tips to help families help their kids.

Anti-bullying expert gives tips to families to help their children be safe: Keep lines of communication open. Encourage children to talk to you if they are being bullied at school. Report any bullying to school administrators/teachers. Encourage children to walk away from a bully and tell an adult. Bullying is all about control. Take away [...]

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Did “Bachelor” contestant Gia Allemand commit suicide because of bullying?

“Bachelor” contestant Gia Allemand committed suicide last week, and questions regarding a connection between her death and bullying have been raised. Ms. Allemand has posted several tweets on her strong feelings against bullying, and has indicated her own bullying experiences most of her life. When she learned of a bullied 16-year-old Canadian girl’s suicide, Ms. [...]

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Fact or legend? The Samaurai warrior and his weapon

Are the following statements about the Samaurai warrior and his weapon fact or legend? A good samurai sword will slice through a silk scarf that’s dropped on the blade. A katana can chop a regular sword in half. In battle, Japanese swordsmen would use the edge of the blade to block their enemy’s attacks. It’s [...]

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Protecting children from bullying

How do I protect my child from bullying? Identify signs of bullying Know your child’s surroundings Communicate Watch for cyber-bullying Encourage your children to do what they love Be an example Be proactive Read the full article here: 7 Ways to Protect Your Child From Bullying – The Epoch Times

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“Operation Mojo” launched in Las Vegas for kids on inner strength for bullying prevention

Finally, a program designed to teach kids psychological skills to prevent bullying. Anti-bullying campaign “Operation Mojo” went into Friday, August 16, at South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas It focuses on inner confidence, self-control, and respect for others. Leland Brandon the campaign’s founder said, “People are people. But if everyday this person goes [...]

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Bullying Prevention Experts train parents proper behavior modeling

Geraldine Johnson is a certified bullying prevention trainer in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania. She works with parents on learning proper behavior modeling with their kids. She encourages her own child to share daily about one nice thing each of them has done that day. Stacie Molnar-Main is a Bullying Prevention Expert. “Most kids associate bullying with hitting [...]

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WWE’s Darren Young speaks out at anti-bullying assembly after announcing he’s gay

World Wrestling Entertainment’s wrestling superstar Darren Young spoke at an anti-bullying assembly at South Los Angeles’ Samuel Gompers Middle School not about his sexual orientation, which he recently revealed to the media, but to tell about his experiences having a speech impediment as a child. “People told me that I would not be a WWE [...]

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song “Bullycide” by David del Tradici premeired Aug 16 at San Diego’s Sherwood Auditorium

Pulitzer prize winner composer David del Tradici composed his new song, “Bullycide,” which premiered at San Diego’s Museum of Contemporary Art Saturday August 16 in the Sherwood Auditorium. A composer-in-residence of the New York Philharmonic, Mr. del Tradici wrote the song in resonse to the prolific suicides of gay teens. He modeled the music after [...]

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Kansas City MO parents of bullies either take prevention training or pay hefty fine

Kansas City, Missouri has taken a new stance against school bullies. In a 4-0 vote the City Council approved a new anti-bully measure. Parents of bullies will have to either take a bully prevention training course or pay up to $1,000 fine. As statistics show that 42% of all children get bullied online, the new [...]

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Who are the martial arts masters?

We hear about martial arts masters in Hollywood, but who are the world’s martial arts masters anyway? Black Belt magazine makes a list of some the top masters in the world including: B.J. Penn, Bill Wallace, Bruce Lee, David Meyer, Fedor Emelianenko, Frank Mir, Fumio Demura, Jean Jacques Machado, Jim Wagner, Joe Lewis, Kelly McCann, [...]

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Martial arts use soft and hard techniques

Martial arts originated in Asia as fighting arts. As combative arts outside of Asia expanded it was labeled martial arts. Martial arts techniques involve many forms. The empty-handed or weaponless techniques involve chokes, joint locks, strikes, kicks, throws or take downs,  and grappling. The softer techniques involve breathing exercises, chi-disruption, and meditation. And of course [...]

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Taekwondo video goes viral over combantants who just gotta dance!

Here’s a fun way to get your kids interested in taking taekwondo lessons. In this video gone viral a taekwondo match turns into a dance. The instructor pretends to be at wits end how to get the two combatants to stop dancing and start fighting. The results are hilarious! Sit back and enjoy the show! [...]

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TMNT movie release moved to August 4, 2014

Paramount had scheduled the release of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie for June 6, 2014, but has now moved it to August 8, 2014 without any expanation as yet. Some speculate that the move came about as “Transformers 4″ scheduled for release the same time might cause merchandizing components to bump into each other. [...]

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Ode to Karate Kid Ralph Macchio

“Kiss me once and keep me forever, Ralph Macchio/And in my dreams we’d lie here together / Ralph Macchio / Never let me go,” sings electric pop singer Annie. She brings listeners back to a time when Ralph Macchio was a teen idol after his movie “Karate Kid,” when movies projected fairy-tale endings of a [...]

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Israeli Christian karate 4x gold medalist believes in peaceful co-existance between religions

Loris Afara grew up in Northern Israel a Christian in a 97 percent Muslim area. She lived in a village surrounded by Jewish kibbutzim supporting peaceful co-existance between religions. When she looked at other children she didn’t see a religion, she saw another human being. Bringing these beliefs into her karate training, Afara has won [...]

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Bruce Lee: endearing to the East, inspiring to the West

Shannon Lee speaks out that her father’s greatest contribution to the world was he built a positive image of China. He brought Eastern culture to the West in a popular light that has endeared him to all Chinese people. To his Western fans he was inspiring and innovative. Ms. Lee says, “When he was teaching [...]

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Jackie Chan supports putting baseball/softball back onto the Olympics program

Jackie Chan noticed the growing interest among young people globally for baseball and softball. He has since added his support to the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s campaign to bring the sports back onto the Olympics program. “The two sports teach children teamwork, discipline – about facing challenges and overcoming difficulties,” says Chan. Read the full [...]

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