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MeLisa Strongheart is a Master Instructor and co-owner at Mercer Island Martial Arts (MIMA), located on Mercer Island very between Bellevue and Seattle in Washington since 1997.  MIMA's…

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MeLisa Strongheart is a Master Instructor and co-owner at Mercer Island Martial Arts (MIMA), located on Mercer Island very between Bellevue and Seattle in Washington since 1997.  MIMA's curriculum is…

There are so many amazing resources at the pacer.org site about bully prevention.   This one seems like a perfect, age appropriate, simple handout for parents to use to talk to their elementary school age kids about bullying.   

http://www.pacer.org/bullying/pdf/EleEd-ifSeeBullying.pdf…

About the Author:

MeLisa Strongheart is a Master Instructor and co-owner at Mercer Island Martial Arts (MIMA), located on Mercer Island very between Bellevue and Seattle in Washington since 1997.  MIMA's curriculum is intentionally designed to build fitness, flexibility,…

Great full article.   Useful information.   Get it at this link from the CDC:  http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/bullying-suicide-translation-final-a.pdf

What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger, right?

Well, not when it comes to bullying.

Some may still consider bullying a harmless part of growing up, but mounting evidence suggests that the adverse effects of being bullied aren't some

thing kids can just shake off. The psychological and physical tolls, like anxiety and depression

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Myth: Violence in relationships does not affect many people.

Fact: Studies estimate that one in three teens are in an abusive relationship.

Myth: Battering is only a momentary loss of temper. One incident doesn't constitute abuse.

Fact: Battering involves the establishment of fear and control in a relationship through violence and…

When Jeremiah Couldn't Take More Bullying, He Took His Life

How tired of that headline are we?   What can be done?  Here is a link to the story:…

photo credit :  Toronto Sun

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Watched this movie with my daughter (12 yrs old):  http://abcfamily.go.com/movies/cyberbully

She is online - on facebook, texts and IMs as the primary means to communicate with her friends, and is very involved in her social group.  She really liked the movie - she thought that it was very possible / plausible.  I think that…