by Act Against Bullying | Jan 6, 2023 | Bullying advice, Monologues
Act Against Bullying is offering schools the use of their monologues as a tool to prevent bullying and promote empathy among students. These monologues, which were originally written by the charity’s founder Louise Burfitt-Dons in 2000 and have since been...
by Act Against Bullying | Jan 27, 2023 | Bullying advice, Monologues
By raising awareness Acting out bullying monologues can help raise awareness about the negative effects of bullying and the importance of preventing it. This can help to educate audiences about the harms caused by bullying and the importance of taking action to stop...
by Act Against Bullying | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
An anti-bullying charity has pleaded for parents to encourage their children not to victimise Russian-speaking classmates over the invasion of Ukraine. Adding, “It is not their fault.” Louise Burfitt-Dons, founder of Act Against Bullying said: “I am asking parents to...
by Act Against Bullying | Feb 23, 2022 | Bullying advice
We changed during Lockdown There’s no doubt this pandemic changed social attitudes on a whole range of topics. Surveys showed that 36 percent of people appreciated their neighbourhood and communities more than they did before. 50 percent of people reported...
by Joanna Morin | Nov 3, 2021 | Bullying advice, Joanna's Corner
Have you ever been told someone doesn’t want to play with you? Maybe it happened during class, or in kindergarten, or in high school? Perhaps you were the only one not invited to a birthday party? Know how emotionally painful that feels? Well, I do too. When we’re...
by Act Against Bullying | Sep 21, 2021 | Bullying advice
AAB Founder Louise Burfitt-Dons warns of new online hazing targeted at eleven-year-olds. Act Against Bullying is asking heads of all schools to be vigilant to an online bullying campaign. #anti2010 began in France on TikTok and had over 40 million views before...
by Joanna Morin | Jul 30, 2021 | Bullying advice, Joanna's Corner
By the time I was twelve years old and started middle school, my family had moved three times. I remember how hard it was to start over; find my place within already established friendship groups. These children had known each other from kindergarten. In order to...
by Act Against Bullying | May 25, 2021 | Bullying advice, Joanna's Corner
Why I wanted to help I grew up in Finland, a country that has been named the happiest place in the world for the fourth year running in the annual World Happiness Report. Social justice, equality, and respect for one another are values enshrined in the Finnish...
by Louise Burfitt-Dons | Feb 24, 2021 | Bullying advice
When Kipling Williams of Purdue University experienced exclusion by a couple of Frisbee throwers at a park, he designed a technique called Cyberball. Are we as independent as we think? It’s easy to kid ourselves we’re more independent than we think we are....