Wednesday, April 10, 2013
12-year-old Bailey O'Neill, who died from injuries sustained during a playground bullying incident, will be honored by the Philadelphia Phillies during their home game against the Red Sox on May 29.
The Philadelphia Phillies have announced they will dedicate their home game on May 29 to the memory of 12-year-old Bailey O'Neill, who died as a result of injuries sustained during a playground bullying incident in March. "We extended the invite to the O'Neill family, and they graciously accepted," said Scott Palmer, Public Affairs Director for the Philadelphia Phillies. "Now we're working on planning out the rest of the day." Bailey's father, Robert, was overjoyed to hear the news that his son—a staunch Phillies fan—would be honored by his favorite team. “This is wonderful news, and we’re so thankful for the Phillies to reach out to our family and dedicate a home game to Bailey’s memory," said Robert O'Neill. "It’s so exciting that people…
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Lineman Todd Herremans will host "Don't Mess With Todd - An Anti-Bullying Fundraiser."
Our town offers plenty of summer fun, but sometimes the lure of Philadelphia beckons—and our new Summer in the City feature can help guide you to the fun. If you feel like venturing out a little farther from home, check here for a weekly suggestion of something fun or interesting to do in the City of Brotherly Love. Whether it's restaurant to try, a festival to attend or special museum exhibits, we'll feature something different every Thursday. This week, help raise funds to prevent bullying while munching on hors d'oeuvres, sipping on some cocktails, dancing to live music and more at SugarHouse Casino. Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Lineman Todd Herremans will host Don't Mess With Todd-An Anti-Bullying Fundraiser on Thursday, June 23 at 7 …
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Gretzula says reports of bullying neither confirmed nor ruled out
Schools Superintendent Bill Gretzula says the district is cooperating with Bensalem police as they continue their investigation into the cause of death of a Cecelia Snyder Middle School student Friday. And he added at Wednesday's school board meeting that police still do not know if bullying played any part. “There has been speculation within our community and via social networking sites as to the cause of death being the result of bullying,” Gretzula said while reading from a prepared statement. “To date, this can neither be confirmed nor denied by the Bensalem Township Police Department. Patch previously reported that Sgt. Andy Aninsman of the Bensalem Police Department said in an e-mail Tuesday afternoon that no evidence related to …
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Youth attended Snyder Middle School.
The Bensalem School District is offering help in the wake of the death of a middle school student. Cecelia Snyder Middle School Principal Deborah McKay sent a letter to parents and guardians Monday. “It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that we have confirmed that one of our seventh-grade students died suddenly this past Friday evening," she wrote. "A sudden loss like this can have an effect on students. For that reason, we hope that you will listen to your son or daughter, as well as discuss with them their feelings and reactions to this tragedy.” The letter goes on to describe some of the possible reactions which include depression, guilt, irritability, difficulty sleeping and use of alcohol and drugs. McKay wrote that …
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Saturday, April 9, 2011
You have to monitor what your kids (teens included) are involved with online. If you don’t like what you see, pull the plug.
I’m teaching a course in research methods this semester and of the groups in the class is digging into today’s methods of bullying, focusing on cyberbullying. While reading through some of their review articles, I came across a number of moms and dads that had, unfortunately, lost a son or daughter to suicide, prompted by this particular brand of bullying. When it comes to adolescent suicide, there’s nothing to joke about and it is difficult to gauge the exact role of bullying. However, some parents’ comments include phrases like, “I felt totally helpless” or “I felt I had not control.” As a parent you are in control, you have to be in control and that’s why I really cringe when a parent says, “I am picking my battles.” You must remain …
Monday, January 3, 2011
There is nothing wrong with technology placed in the hands of our youngsters. However, parents need to buy into the warranty.
My cousin came in unexpectedly over the Christmas weekend with his wife and 11-year-old son and it brought back memories of all the crazy things we did as kids outside while our parents were inside visiting. In fact, it brought to mind an excellent example of vigilance. I was about 7 and my parents and I had just completed a Sunday drive by ending at the house of my pseudo aunt and uncle house with their three boys. The boys had all just successfully completed their kamikaze training with two wheeler bikes down a steep hill near their house; I had not graduated to this level. After a little coaxing, I climbed up on the rather large two wheeler and, without so much as a hat, perched atop their driveway at what seemed like a 45-degree …
Saturday, December 18, 2010
We are missing developmental milestones as access to the Internet (and cell phones and texting) is granted to kids at an increasingly younger age.
I ended our last discussion by telling you that I would be dropping my son off at the mall on Friday and picking him up on Sunday. But no one from DHS dropped by, so perhaps you thought I was joking. But my son was bugging me about a phone with the texting option. The phone is out and so I decided to see if he was developmentally ready to text. The trial, I told him, would be to drop him at the Mall on Friday night and pick him up on Sunday in time for church. He turned to me with a look of horror and said, "Why would you do that?" "Well, if I allow you to text," I said, "I open you up to possibly anyone in the world who wants to take a swing at you." Begrudgingly, he understood and stopped asking. I had my own right of passage. Between…
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The key is consistency.
Prevention of childhood aggression has long been considered an important social and clinical problem (Tolan, Guerra and Kendall, 1995). In recent years, however, emphasis has shifted somewhat, particularly for school based programs, to understanding and preventing a specific form of aggression - bullying. As we have discussed in the past few weeks, bullying leads to serious ongoing problems for both sides, including school dropout rate, poor psychosocial adjustment and lowered self-esteem. In a perfect world it would be best to work just preventatively, so that bad things never happen to anyone, but since the bullies are already out there, we have to think about intervention as well. Consistency is so important in all areas of our lives …
Once again, self-esteem is in the middle of the fray.
Over the past two weeks, I have heard from a few of my readers and the comments on the topic of bullying were very interesting. In particular, one said that those who are bullied are often simply removed from the situation, which is true. However, on my best therapeutic day, I wholeheartedly believe that it is best to go through the tough times rather than skirt around them. The testing makes one stronger in so many ways. One of my favorite sayings is "what doesn't kill you, can definitely make you stronger." On the other hand, these days, bullying can kill you, as evidenced by the recent reports of suicides linked to bullying. So today we take a look at who these individuals are who become the prey of their classmates. Two kinds of kids…
Today's invisible networks make easy cover for the stealth bully.
Just this past week, my son told me that another young man at his middle school commented on his underwear while they were getting changed for gym. I believe the phrase was, "Man, are those tighty whities?" My son, well-armed, said, "Why are you looking at my underwear, and what's it to you?" This retort, while not one of his best come backs, was at least practical and reflective - the observant young man replied, "Uh, I don't know." Ta da! You've just encountered a bully. Clearly this one bully was more difficult to spot than the run-of-the-mill kind, wielding a baseball bat or a balled-up fist. Yes, the physically abusive variety of bullies are still out there, but today we are also dealing with the "stealth" type. Verbally abusive …
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12:30 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013
Bullying may be defined as the activity of repeated, aggressive behavior intended to hurt another person, physically or mentally. Bullying is characterized by an individual behaving in a certain way to gain power over another person. If this is the case then yes it was bullying. From some of the accounts I read Bailey had an altercation on the playground where he was punched in the face by one … more ›