Comments on: Guest Blog: How to Bully-Proof Your Child by Dr. Michele Borba http://www.mychildfeels.com/2009/09/guest-blog-how-to-bully-proof-your-child-by-dr-michele-borba/ where feelings are explored from all perspectives Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:06:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: wife mom maniac http://www.mychildfeels.com/2009/09/guest-blog-how-to-bully-proof-your-child-by-dr-michele-borba/comment-page-1/#comment-782 wife mom maniac Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:56:40 +0000 http://www.mychildfeels.com/?p=215#comment-782 I homeschool my kids, survived devastating bullying in school, so here's my biases before I state my opinion here. When people who don't understand homeschooling criticize it, the first thing they mention is the socialization, but with my experiences in school, my opinion is that school socialization is nothing like the "real world". As adults in the real world we can choose where we work, who we're friends with, we can usually (obviously extreme exceptions) leave people that bully us, we are not forced to go spend the bulk of our days and life with them. I think another option is to get them the hell out of that school, either to another one, or if possible to homeschool them if they need some recovery time or/and are really frightened and traumatized. The worst part of my experience is having to be stuck with these kids, I think getting them the heck away is the most effective option of all. I homeschool my kids, survived devastating bullying in school, so here’s my biases before I state my opinion here. When people who don’t understand homeschooling criticize it, the first thing they mention is the socialization, but with my experiences in school, my opinion is that school socialization is nothing like the “real world”. As adults in the real world we can choose where we work, who we’re friends with, we can usually (obviously extreme exceptions) leave people that bully us, we are not forced to go spend the bulk of our days and life with them. I think another option is to get them the hell out of that school, either to another one, or if possible to homeschool them if they need some recovery time or/and are really frightened and traumatized. The worst part of my experience is having to be stuck with these kids, I think getting them the heck away is the most effective option of all.

]]> By: lorna d'Entremont http://www.mychildfeels.com/2009/09/guest-blog-how-to-bully-proof-your-child-by-dr-michele-borba/comment-page-1/#comment-756 lorna d'Entremont Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:14:23 +0000 http://www.mychildfeels.com/?p=215#comment-756 The fast punch of a bully does not hurt as much as the body language bully messages used, especially by girls, right under the nose of parents or teachers. Many gilrs suffer tremendously from peers who mock them and glaringly ignore them using just a look or a simple movement of their body. The bullied victim sees and feels it all and it hurts then, afterwards and for life. The fast punch of a bully does not hurt as much as the body language bully messages used, especially by girls, right under the nose of parents or teachers. Many gilrs suffer tremendously from peers who mock them and glaringly ignore them using just a look or a simple movement of their body. The bullied victim sees and feels it all and it hurts then, afterwards and for life.

]]> By: Susan Rogers http://www.mychildfeels.com/2009/09/guest-blog-how-to-bully-proof-your-child-by-dr-michele-borba/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Susan Rogers Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:49:42 +0000 http://www.mychildfeels.com/?p=215#comment-216 The information given is the blog is spot on. When we do our bully prevention workshops (it just so happens we call them bully-proofing as well). We also cover these same topics, but additionally we encourage parents in our parent workshops, and leaders of groups that use our curriculum to role-play a variety of situations so that they can get use to providing the correct responses when faced with the unpleasant face-to-face with a bullying situation. We also encourage parents to include in those role-plays situations that include being laughed at, made fun of, ignored or any of the other non-physical methods of bullying that the good Dr. also mentioned. By giving our kids options that they can draw on when faced with the unexpected, we are empowering them with the additional life skill tools they need to meet the negative side of growing up and better preparing them for those same kinds of elements as they grow into adulthood. Susan Rogers, Director National Trainer for SA.F.E. Network, Inc. The information given is the blog is spot on. When we do our bully prevention workshops (it just so happens we call them bully-proofing as well). We also cover these same topics, but additionally we encourage parents in our parent workshops, and leaders of groups that use our curriculum to role-play a variety of situations so that they can get use to providing the correct responses when faced with the unpleasant face-to-face with a bullying situation.

We also encourage parents to include in those role-plays situations that include being laughed at, made fun of, ignored or any of the other non-physical methods of bullying that the good Dr. also mentioned.

By giving our kids options that they can draw on when faced with the unexpected, we are empowering them with the additional life skill tools they need to meet the negative side of growing up and better preparing them for those same kinds of elements as they grow into adulthood.
Susan Rogers, Director
National Trainer for
SA.F.E. Network, Inc.

]]> By: Kelli Garner http://www.mychildfeels.com/2009/09/guest-blog-how-to-bully-proof-your-child-by-dr-michele-borba/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Kelli Garner Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:15:05 +0000 http://www.mychildfeels.com/?p=215#comment-56 Thats very good to know... thanks Thats very good to know… thanks

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