by James Burns | Nov 24, 2018 | Bullies, Bullying
A scene that often replays in my mind is being 13 years old, curled up in the fetal position on the floor and being kicked in the ribs. I’m screaming but then my voice catches and becomes a silence that sticks as a lump in the throat that stays there for years.
Bullying – which can be physical, mental, emotional, verbal – can steal a lot, including our confidence and self-esteem. It can also steal language, the ability to express what we have experienced.
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We all have experienced childhood bullying. The impact of it can last a lifetime. I believe that when it is not dealt with in childhood it creates problems in adulthood. Bullying Is Behavior That No One Forgets. In this age where bullying, harassment and intimidation is so prevalent I believe it’s time for character and morals to make a comeback. We need to develop the confidence and the language to thwart bullying and learn how to remain safe both physically and emotionally.
by James Burns | Nov 24, 2018 | Complex PTSD
Complex trauma survivors face a dilemma that very few can fathom: they are forced to confront present-day stressors while attempting to resolve triggers from the past. These layers upon layers of trauma take courage, support and time to unravel. The healing journey of a complex trauma survivor who has several sources of toxic stress is multifaceted. Their day to day reality is filled with tiny terrors embedded within larger cracks in the psychological war zone that is their psyche.
Survivors of bullying and other traumas face a double bind: not only are they oppressed by their peers, they are often oppressed by family members, authority figures and other life circumstances. When bullying is also supplemented with other microaggressions or tumultuous life events, the trauma is undeniably more forceful in its impact.
What happens when the child is bullied at both school and the home, both meant to be safe places? What sort of effects linger far beyond childhood, when not only peers but also parental figures simultaneously terrorize the victim? Or what about the impact of chronic, severe bullying – a form of bullying which occurs for years across the child’s entire school career, rather than short-term?
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by James Burns | Nov 24, 2018 | Bullies
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they’ve arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of violently bullying a 9-year-old boy at a Brooklyn public housing complex.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea tweeted Thursday that “the child is now safe and the subject has been apprehended.”
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This type of behavior is a direct result of communities and schools failure to build a safe and secure environment for all. Too often small compromises have been made resulting in a progression of behavior that results in events like the one mentioned or in more serious and tragic events that could end up with a school shooting or a suicide. Work needs to be done by all in building safer and more secure communities and schools.
by James Burns | Nov 23, 2018 | Bullying The Handicapped
About 50 students and adults rallied outside a high school in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Tuesday, calling for an end to bullying after a teen with cerebral palsy was used as a human bridge to cross a stream earlier this month, reports said.
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by James Burns | Nov 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
I want to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving and hope you enjoy your time with friends and family. As a teacher you have received emails from me that are informational as well as product oriented. I hope you enjoyed what you read and thanks for your patience, and I hope you didn’t feel overwhelmed and just hit delete because you didn’t have the time to read it.
Starting on Monday November 20th and continuing thru Wednesday November 29, 2018 I am offering the FREE Self Study Course, Strengthening The Victims of Bullying.
This course was designed to provide teachers with the strategies and techniques necessary to help create a positive learning climate as well as help the victims of bullying develop more confidence and resiliency. This course is a $24.99 value and is well worth the price.
With your purchase of Anti Bullying 101 for just $5.99 you will receive the Strengthening The Victim self study as part of the package.
I am so concerned about the victims of bullying that I believe we need to do something to help them develop the necessary skills that will help them become confident and productive adults. Too often because of past trauma these students tend to flounder and ultimately can fear everyone and everything.
The other more concerning issue is the anger and bitterness that can build and last for a lifetime. This anger can affect employment, relationships, and families. Not to mention if the rage grows strong enough they could be driven to commit some horrible acts, inflicting pain upon themselves and others.
So for $5.99 you get over $30 worth of products and in doing so you are taking the steps to help our students and children and are helping to keep our schools and communities a safer place.
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