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Self Esteem

Mon, 10/10/2011 at 8:12am
  • Being teased or called names
  • Having false stories spread about you.
  • Forced to give up belongings – like money or games
  • Threatened over the Internet
  • Physically harmed – beat up or put in a locker.
  • Friends pressured not to hang out with you.
Children and adolescents may experience these forms of bullying.  Bullying creates a power differential that puts the victim in a one down.  Bullying affects both the victim and the bully.
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Mon, 08/1/2011 at 6:04pm

Written By:  Hilary Katz MSW, LSW

 

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Mon, 03/8/2010 at 5:33am

Winning and being successful brings a great deal of happiness.  You feel good when you succeed and receive recognition. As a parent you want your children to feel this same happiness and as a parent you may do everything in your power to ensure that your children continue to feel the joy and pride that comes with being successful.  It is understandable; no parent wants to see their children feel the sting of failure and the unhappiness that may follow.  However, could helping your children achieve cause more harm than good?

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