Wednesday, April 10, 2013
12-year-old Bailey O'Neill, who died from injuries sustained during a playground bullying incident, will be honored by the Philadelphia Phillies during their home game against the Red Sox on May 29.
The Philadelphia Phillies have announced they will dedicate their home game on May 29 to the memory of 12-year-old Bailey O'Neill, who died as a result of injuries sustained during a playground bullying incident in March. "We extended the invite to the O'Neill family, and they graciously accepted," said Scott Palmer, Public Affairs Director for the Philadelphia Phillies. "Now we're working on planning out the rest of the day." Bailey's father, Robert, was overjoyed to hear the news that his son—a staunch Phillies fan—would be honored by his favorite team. “This is wonderful news, and we’re so thankful for the Phillies to reach out to our family and dedicate a home game to Bailey’s memory," said Robert O'Neill. "It’s so exciting that people…
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Lineman Todd Herremans will host "Don't Mess With Todd - An Anti-Bullying Fundraiser."
Our town offers plenty of summer fun, but sometimes the lure of Philadelphia beckons—and our new Summer in the City feature can help guide you to the fun. If you feel like venturing out a little farther from home, check here for a weekly suggestion of something fun or interesting to do in the City of Brotherly Love. Whether it's restaurant to try, a festival to attend or special museum exhibits, we'll feature something different every Thursday. This week, help raise funds to prevent bullying while munching on hors d'oeuvres, sipping on some cocktails, dancing to live music and more at SugarHouse Casino. Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Lineman Todd Herremans will host Don't Mess With Todd-An Anti-Bullying Fundraiser on Thursday, June 23 at 7 …
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
You have to monitor what your kids (teens included) are involved with online. If you don’t like what you see, pull the plug.
I’m teaching a course in research methods this semester and one of the groups in the class is digging into today’s methods of bullying, focusing on cyberbullying. While reading through some of their review articles, I came across a number of moms and dads who had, unfortunately, lost a son or daughter to suicide, prompted by this particular brand of bullying. When it comes to adolescent suicide, there’s nothing to joke about and it is difficult to gauge the exact role of bullying. However, some parents’ comments include phrases like, “I felt totally helpless” or “I felt I had not control.” As a parent you are in control, you have to be in control and that’s why I really cringe when a parent says, “I am picking my battles.” You must remain…
Monday, December 27, 2010
We are missing developmental milestones as access to the Internet (and cell phones and texting) is granted to kids at an increasingly younger age.
I ended our last discussion by telling you that I would be dropping my son off at the mall on Friday and picking him up on Sunday. But no one from DHS dropped by, so perhaps you thought I was joking. My son had been bugging me about a phone with a texting option. The phone is out and so I decided to see if he was developmentally ready to text. The trial, I told him, would be to drop him at the mall on Friday night and pick him up on Sunday in time for church. He turned to me with a look of horror and said, "Why would you do that?" "Well, if I allow you to text," I said, "I open you up to possibly anyone in the world who wants to take a swing at you." Begrudgingly, he understood and stopped asking. I had my own rite of passage. Between the…
Sunday, December 19, 2010
The key is consistency.
Prevention of childhood aggression has long been considered an important social and clinical problem. In recent years, however, emphasis has shifted somewhat, particularly for school-based programs, to understanding and preventing a specific form of aggression - bullying. As we have discussed in the past few weeks, bullying leads to serious ongoing problems for both sides, including school dropout rate, poor psychosocial adjustment and lowered self-esteem. In a perfect world, it would be best to work only preventatively, so that bad things never happen to anyone. But since the bullies already are out there, we have to think about intervention, as well. Consistency is so important in all areas of our lives, and this is no different. Both…
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Once again, self-esteem is in the middle of the fray.
Over the past two weeks, I have heard from a few of my readers and the comments on the topic of bullying were very interesting. In particular, one said that those who are bullied are often simply removed from the situation, which is true. However, on my best therapeutic day, I wholeheartedly believe that it is best to go through the tough times rather than skirt around them. The testing makes one stronger in so many ways. One of my favorite sayings is "what doesn't kill you, can definitely make you stronger." On the other hand, these days, bullying can kill you, as evidenced by the recent reports of suicides linked to bullying. So today we take a look at who these individuals are who become the prey of their classmates. Two kinds of kids…
Sunday, November 21, 2010
We've got a lot to wrap our heads around when it comes to bullying, so let's get started.
Bullying literally appears to be around every corner and on every talk show. Not surprisingly, most of the conversation centers on those being bullied. Perhaps there are other perspectives worth considering, so let's take the next few weeks to talk about them and how this area has evolved and continues to change. Let's start with some definitions. Previously, any discussion about bullying included, essentially, two groups – the bully and the bullied. Now we're hearing about a third category – those who are both a bully and being bullied. And what is bullying? Simply put, bullying is an act of aggression against another individual. But it's never that simple, is it? Bullying is usually (but not always) a repeated abuse of power and can be (…
GeneSimmons78
12:30 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013
Bullying may be defined as the activity of repeated, aggressive behavior intended to hurt another person, physically or mentally. Bullying is characterized by an individual behaving in a certain way to gain power over another person. If this is the case then yes it was bullying. From some of the accounts I read Bailey had an altercation on the playground where he was punched in the face by one … more ›