| By: Kelly Doscher Committee for Children and UW Sponsor 7th Annual Bullying Research Network Think Tank On July 27–28, 2017, Committee for Children and the University of Washington co-hosted the seventh annual Bullying Research Network Think Tank in Seattle, WA. The topic of discussion was “Translational Research in Cyberbullying: What We Know aRead More
| By: Carol Wood The Bully Pulpit Introduction Fifteen years ago, few states had explicit legislation aimed to reduce bullying. Today every state in the country has adopted policies to minimize bullying. Overall, 28 percent of students reported being victimRead More
| By: Rachel Kamb ISTE 2017 Conference & Expo Recap A few members of the Committee for Children team had the privilege of attending the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference and Expo in San Antonio, Texas June 25–28. Rachel Kamb, a product maRead More
| By: Committee for Children Encourage Good Bystander Behavior Over the Summer Summer is a time of freedom for most kids, and for some, that means temporarily forgetting about academic subjects. Who wants to think about multiplication tables while swimming or climbing trees? But some of the things kids learn in schoolRead More
| By: Committee for Children Making a Difference—Activity Grades K-5—Positive reinforcement of good deeds is a simple but effective way to support and encourage treating others with kindness and respect.Read More
| By: Melissa Benaroya Safeguarding Kids from Cyber Bullying What can parents do to protect their children from cyberbullying? Read Melissa Benaroya's blog to find out. Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Everyone Has a Role to Play in Preventing Bullying: Part 2 of 2 Bullying has always existed, although it has not always been consistently and actively addressed in the school setting. Recent research has shown that bullying prevention efforts that build a positive school climate and invite disapproval of bullying can result in many positive outcomes, such as increased positive bystander behavior, decreased support for bullying, increased willingness to intervene in bullying, increased willingness to support bullied students, and increased reporting of bullying.Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Everyone Has a Role to Play in Preventing Bullying: Part 1 of 2 Bullying does not occur in isolation. Social ecological and systems models of bullying indicate that it occurs within a dynamic, complex framework of interrelationships between people and their environment, including individuals, peers, family, community, and school. They emphasize that we all need to partner in the effort to prevent bullying.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Why Don’t Kids Report Bullying? There’s good evidence that young people often don’t report bullying to adults. Children are adept at hiding bullying-related behaviors and the unequal “shadow” power dynamics that can exist among them. Because of this secrecy, adults underestimate the seriousness and extent of bullying at their schools. Read More
| By: Kim Gulbrandson Prevent Risky Behaviors and Promote Good Decision Making Who wouldn't want 42 percent less physical aggression and 20 percent less bullying in middle schools? Teaching the Second Step middle school program can result in improvements like these and more. But don't just take our word for it. In this post, blogger Kim Gulbrandson explores the third-party endorsements, research, and approach to the program that make it so effective and worth a look! Read More