Bullied Georgia Teen Receives Free Plastic Surgery

Nadia Ilse, a Georgia teen no longer has to be called by the name “Dumbo” by her peers for her “elephant ears”. Isle, who began being bullied in first grade, begged her mom at the age of 10 for an otoplasty – an operation to pin her ears back.

Harmful Effects of Bullying

Recent studies in Philadelphia are showing a strong link between bullying and depression. Bullying is becoming a significant health problem and sometimes even results in suicide by the victim. The most common type of bullying is verbal; physical and cyber-bullying are less common but are still a major problem. There are however, emerging public health strategies that can be used to prevent bullying.

Educators Get Lessons in Anti-Bullying Tactics

Lying is something people do at all ages, whether you're an adult lying about plans for an evening to avoid going out, or whether your a child lying about doing your homework.. or whether or not someone has been hurting you at school. Teachers in New Jersey are getting lessons to be able to spot the tell-tale signs that a student is lying in order to help put a stop to bullying.

Links Between Bullying and Suicide

Bullying and suicide are some serious problems that endanger our youth according to the centers for Disease and Control Prevention. Bullying can have long lasting effects that can remain in the victim’s mind for years. Studies have found that depression is heavily linked to depression in many individuals.

Authors Against Bullying

Bullies have always been a topic of discussion but now more than ever the spotlight is directly on them in the book industry. Books targeting bullies are flooding the market.  More books are expected to publish but the story does not end there.  Publishing companies are also building Anti-bullying campaigns around the book and authors are getting involved.

Victimization vs. Bullying

A USA Today article features Espelage co-led, a group of researchers that worked for a year to produce a new primer on bullying. From their research, Espelage suggests that if schools want to do a more efficient job to end bullying they should stop using the term “bullying” in schools. The basis of the article summarizes that the word bullying is used loosely and has obscured the ability to focus on what is actually happening to children.

Parents Punished for their Children’s Offenses

A Wisconsin town is taking bullying into it’s own hands as an attempt to “crack down on harassment and emotional abuse among young people,” as it was stated in a Huffington Post article. This Wisconsin town will ticket and fine the parents of children who are repeatedly bullying others. They are referring to this step as the “parent-liability” approach. The parents will be fined $114 within 90 days of receiving a written notice regarding their child’s bullying.