Bullying in the News

French mothers are calmer: Bringing up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman
Toronto Star
But to learn that they also raise patient children who are 1) not picky eaters 2) greet adults politely and 3) sleep through the night by three months is, frankly, galling. But this is what we learn from Pamela Druckerman, a former Wall Street Journal ...

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Bullying workshop held at DFC
Wawatay News
“I learned how to prevent bullying and learned that bullying behavior from the ages of 12 and older is actually harassment and you can be charged for it. There are ways to stop it.” Kennedy said the RespectED Beyond the Hurt anti-violence, ...

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National Post

Ontario, Catholic schools face off over gay-straight alliances
National Post
Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten is insisting that all of the province's publicly funded schools must establish clubs specifically targeting the bullying of gay, bisexual and transgender students and that students take the lead in the group, ...

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A look at anti-bullying legislation in Canada
MetroNews Canada
Nova Scotia: The suicide of 15-year-old Jenna Bowers-Bryanton last January prompted one parent to lead a charge for a new law against bullying, Jenna's Law. Marsha Milner, whose two children were friends of Bowers-Bryanton's, joined Nova Scotia Parents ...

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CBC.ca

Obese children more likely to be bullies: study
Globe and Mail (blog)
Researchers examined data gathered from 1738 students at 16 Ontario high schools in 2006 and 2007 as part of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Survey, reports the Canadian Press. Teens were asked about two forms of bullying: physical and ...
Obese teens both bullies and victims: studyGlobalNews.ca
Obese teens more likely to bullyCBC.ca

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Globe and Mail

Senator's suicide comments draw police complaint
Montreal Gazette
... happy in love and I have a child, but others have and will succeed in killing themselves and we should not underestimate the power of words," he said, pointing to the recent suicide of a 15-year-old Quebec teenager after years of apparent bullying.
Tory senator: My let-killers-hang idea has lots of supportCTV.ca

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Study links obesity in teen girls to bullying
The Kingston Whig-Standard
The students were surveyed first in 2006 and then again in 2007 for the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey of Canada. Looking at children who did not report having been the victim of bullying in 2006, the study found that obese and ...

We stand on guard for girls
Calgary Herald
... good day for Canadian justice," as described by prosecutor Gerard Laarhuis, the same cannot be said for Canada's reputation for protecting children, or for a questionable Canadian immigration program that fed the arrogance of a bullying patriarch ...

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CKNW Announces 5th. Annual Pink Shirt Day
Broadcaster
Every seven seconds in Canada, a child is bullied. This alarming statistic fuels the passion behind CKNW's 5th annual anti-bullying campaign Pink Shirt Day - Bullying Stops Here! On Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, CKNW are encouraging British ...
Canadian Celebrities, Sports and Media Join CKNW's Pink Shirt DayMarketwire (press release)

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Crieff Primary School to welcome baby “teacher” to the classroom
Strathearn Herald
Action for Children's Roots of Empathy programme aims to combat bullying and aggression in schools. A real baby and its parent are taken into the classroom over the course of a school year to allow pupils to observe the attentive, loving interaction ...

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