Bullying in School The Parenting Weblog

Bullying is a problem that I wouldn't wany my child -- nor, someone else's child -- to experience. boys directly bully other kids by taunting, hitting or threatening them. Bullying by girls are done subtly by spreading rumours or by socially isolating someone by intentional seclusion. Whether direct or subtle, bullying would obviously have negative consqeuences to the child being bullied and even to the bystanders who couldn't do anything. Sometimes, [...] Read More


How do you deal with school bullies? The Parenting Weblog

My son has been being picked upon by a bully in school. I'm thinking of talking to the kid's mom. Here's what I wrote: The class bully picked on Raine again. At lunch break, Raine didn't come out of the gate on time…so I went inside to his classroom. I was told that the principal brought Raine to the school clinic. When he arrived and I saw him for the first time, [...] Read More


Riding the Parenting Roller Coaster The Parenting Weblog

by Stephanie D., via Creative ReporterWhen I reflect upon this year with regards to my son and his personality changes, it truly makes my mind spin. Just a year or two ago, I remember talking frankly with my husband about my concerns that our son's most meaningful and close friendships were only with other four- and five-year-old girls, but that he didn't seem to know how to relate to boys as [...] Read More


School Bullies Target Children with Food Allergies Allergies

Right now, all my son's peers are very understanding and accepting of his food allergies and do not make a big deal out of it. My son's dietary limitations has not -- or at least I don't think so-- marked him as an outcast, or hasn't so far made a dent in his social development. That said, bullying in school because of food allergies are not unheard of. As a mother [...] Read More


Your Child Is Now Safe with RFID Equipped School Buses The RFID Weblog

This is for all the mothers out there who remain worried about their child's safety whenever their child boards the school bus but now RFID has come to take care of all their worries. Blue Springs School District in kansas is installing RFID in its school buses in order to ensure the safety of more than ten thousand students commuting on them. The fleets of buses have been installed with passive [...] Read More