by Joanna Morin | Nov 3, 2021 | Bullying, 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, Uncategorized
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, 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, 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
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....
by Act Against Bullying | Nov 25, 2020 | Bullying
We’ve changed during Lockdown There’s no doubt this pandemic has changed social attitudes on a whole range of topics. Recent surveys have shown that 36 percent of people appreciate their neighbourhood and communities more than they did before. 50 percent...
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