School Bullies

10-year-old Ashlynn Conner was an honor student at Ridge Farm Elementary School in east central Illinois. Conner took her own life Friday, prompted her parents are saying, by severe bullying at school and in the neighborhood.

How should our American school system deal with gay bullying, more so - can bullying be defeated with the help of the Supreme Court strict rulings?

Over the past several weeks, fans of "One Life to Live" have watched as two of their key child actors have addressed a national problem, bullying. Next week, the storyline goes one step further.

Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts was founded in 1968 on the principle that children could be trusted to be treated as adults and direct their own education. Since then, dozens of other schools in the U.S. and the world have followed the same path.

How to teach your children social skills.

I was brutally assaulted by high school bullies because I was shy, different, and had special needs

Children have been known to commit suicide over bullying which occurs at school. Here is one effective way to stop it.

As a parent we believe we know when our children are encountering a difficult situation. But what do you do when the problems are occurring at school? Are you and your child educated about the causes and effects of school bullying?

Fourteen years ago, at the age of 13, my best friend committed suicide. She was bullied at school, and even asked her prinicpal how to kill herself.

Every child is different and when starting school, your child may need some extra help to get excited for school. Discover the techniques that your teachers want you to know and help your child have a smooth transition into a school setting!

Why children don't like school is a loaded topic with many possible answers. The ramifications of this dislike for school could last a few days to a lifetime

Here are some ideas to help your child adjust going to middle school.

On Oct 31 1999 my cousin and I would always dress up and hand out candy to kids. This time we scared the life out of a guy who thought he was Mr. Big Shot.

Children have varying opinions about school and many have an array of anxieties concerning its commencement. Here are some suggestions to make the transition more smoothly.

Making sure your child succeeds in school in is important. Knowing how to ensure success in challenging. With a little organization and enthusiasm, your child will enjoy success in school.

The majority of children will have to deal with bullies at school in one form or another. In this article, I provide ten tips for parents that are trying to help their child cope with bullying at school.

Is your child being bullied at school? Check out these tips to help your child deal with bullies at school.

Bullies have existed since the beginning of time. Help your child start the new school year off right with helpful hints to keep your child from becoming the next target of the school bully.

Find out what I learned the hard way about what to do when your child is being bullied in school.

Deciding on the right school for your child is an important task for any parent. There are so many questions to ask and the information out there to gather can be overwhelming. Here you will find a guide for choosing the best school for your child.

Origins of ECM, ideas on how to implement ECM into day to day teaching.

Part autobiography, part fiction, the story of a teenage girl who took her own life in response to being bullied at school.

Improving schools in the US would not always involve try to buy the most expensive equipment and supplies available. Sometimes changes in policies or thinking may offer the most possibility of improvements.

School bullying is alive and well in our schools today.

My daughter is being bullied. According to her school they don't have a bully problem. This is just one mother's frustrated attempt at getting the word out.

School bullies can cause alot of emotional pain to a child. Is your child being bullied? Here are a few signs and ways to approach the situation.

Fall is approaching is school will be back in session, children are talking their parent's ears off in anticipation to go back to school and see their friends, others are nervous and a bit skeptical but excited, and others are petrified and resent

Our sojourn to earth is a mission not unlike going to school. Leave your home in the morning, spend 8 hours going through various classes, of which you retain information to be used later. Often, information is not absorbed, and has to be repeated.

Very early in their education, children are allowed to choose an instrument that they are either going to play in the band or in the orchestra.

Some ideas on how to best keep the lines of communication open and help to provide a good classroom experience for your child.

This article has five tips for parents with school-aged children. It focuses on going back to school and how to adjust to the transition of doing so, after a long summer.

The benefits of uniforms and how they can prevent and discourage bullying in any school.