With the reality of school violence, are teachers and educational administrators “cops?” Are they subject to the same legal and liability standards as law enforcement officers? These days it seems that the maintaining of order...Keep Reading

With springtime comes the start of youth baseball. And this year, hope for a great season arrives in the form of an e-mail from my son’s coach. It’s a list of guidelines for parent behavior....Keep Reading

The stories on the news this week are not surprising. Obesity can trigger bullying. Parents need to be involved in their children’s lives. The new laws being enacted are not perfect and may present constitutional...Keep Reading

Empathy means to identify with or the vicarious experience of feeling with another. It is one of those skills (and it is a learned skill) in which we could all use some practice. A recent...Keep Reading

I have a very wise friend who is aware of the power of her words. She works in teen ministry and has teens continually coming in and out of her office. She’s affixed a sticker...Keep Reading

I just finished reading Kathryn Stockett’s book, “The Help,” (currently number two on the New York Times’ best seller list) and it brought my understanding of harassment to a whole new level. The story, set...Keep Reading

Take a look at a recent Larry King episode featuring Bill Cosby discussing bullying. The show notes that the issue has existed for a long time. The discussion here reminds us that both the bully...Keep Reading

There are numerous debates over what constitutes a bully. How egregious does the act have to be, how frequent, or how damaging? At my children’s school they have included in the discussion the role of...Keep Reading

“Abusive conduct means conduct, including acts or omissions, by an employer or employee, with malice, i.e., intent to cause pain, injury, or distress to another person without legitimate cause or justification, that a reasonable person...Keep Reading

As part of his weekly teleconference with fellow martial arts masters, Master Chan Lee of Milwaukee, Wis., describes the Verbal Self Defense course he helped create. The program, developed with the Vistelar Group, is designed...Keep Reading