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	<title>Dr. Michele Borba's Reality Check &#187; Bullying Prevention</title>
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		<title>7 Ways to Nurture Tolerance in Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2012/01/16/7-secrets-to-nurturing-tolerance-in-kids-parenting-solutions-to-yesterday%e2%80%99s-tragic-holocaust-museum-shooting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing is certain, kids aren’t born hateful. Prejudices are learned. Hatred and intolerance can be learned, but so too can sensitivity, understanding, empathy, and tolerance. If today’s children are to have any chance of living harmoniously in this multiethnic world, it is critical that parents nurture it. REALITY CHECK: Did you know that today’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Stop School Bullying and Turn A Troubling Trend Around</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2012/01/06/michele-borba-23-students-bullied-monthlymy-advise-to-fox-news-7-rs-to-reduce-bullying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[8 crucial steps educators and parents can take to reduce peer cruelty and create caring, respectful learning environments  &#160; Studies show that bullying is intensifying in our schools. We are also seeing an epidemic of so-called bullying prevention programs. Beware: three fourths of those programs which have been evaluated are ineffective in curbing bullying (Farrington). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADHD &amp; Bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/12/20/adhd-bullying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=2640</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why ADHD boosts vulnerability to bullying. Solutions for parents and educators of special needs children. I had pleasure of speaking with Peggy Dolan from the Edge Foundation who does wonderful work on coaching students with ADHD. Here is our interview and the two part series on bullying and ADHD Edge posted on their site with permission to duplicate. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobilizing Bystanders to Stand Up to Bullies</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/12/09/mobilizing-bystanders-to-stand-up-to-bullies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/12/09/mobilizing-bystanders-to-stand-up-to-bullies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this NBC&#8217;s Dateline special: &#8220;The Perils of Parenting,&#8221; I appear as the expert on bullying. Producers asked me to teach middle school students&#8211;when bullying peaks&#8211;specific bystander strategies to deal with bullies. I developed the techniques after reviewing research on the “Bystander Effect” and have trained hundreds of educators in how to use them with students. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bullied To Silence</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/12/08/bullied-to-silence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/12/08/bullied-to-silence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Bullied to Silence&#8221; document reprinted in entirety with written permission from Purple People, Inc. for use only by Michele Borba. WORDS KILL.   BE THE CHANGE.   NO MORE BULLIED TO SILENCE.  Get ready for the film, BULLIED to SILENCE that will start the change. I&#8217;m honored to be involved as the bullying expert to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 R&#8217;s That Reduce Student Bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/12/08/6-rs-that-reduce-student-bullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/12/08/6-rs-that-reduce-student-bullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this educator keynote address, Dr. Michele Borba shares her program, The 6 R&#8217;s That Reduce Student Bullying. Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte.]]></description>
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		<title>If Your Teen Is Cyberbullied</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/07/if-your-teen-is-cyberbullied/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/07/if-your-teen-is-cyberbullied/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What to do if your child receives cyber-threats or you suspect cyberbullying “A number of middle school students—including my daughter&#8211;are receiving vicious anonymous emails and text messages from peers. The school sent a letter home describing the problem as “cyberbullying.” What do I do to help my daughter? When do I worry? Do I call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Signs of Cyber Bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/05/michele-borba-blog-9-signs-of-cyberbullying-you-must-watch-out-for-in-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/05/michele-borba-blog-9-signs-of-cyberbullying-you-must-watch-out-for-in-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Red flags that a child may be cyber bullied or harassed electronically Over the last few months we’ve read about horrific tragedies – bullycides — that appear prompted by relentless peer bullying. One child tragically ending their young life due to vicious peer cruelty is one child is too many. So let&#8217;s get savvy about electronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Your Child Is Bullied</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/05/what-to-do-if-your-child-is-bullied/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/05/what-to-do-if-your-child-is-bullied/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=2391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What to say and do if you suspect bullying to help your child feel and be safe I know you’ve heard about bullying, but it’s a heart-stopping moment when you know it happened to your own child. If your child is bullied it means that peers are intentionally causing her pain. A bully can “attack” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Famous and Successful People Who Were Bullied In School</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/04/15-famous-and-successful-people-who-were-bullied-in-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/04/15-famous-and-successful-people-who-were-bullied-in-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stories to share with kids of the rich and famous who were bullied from the Staff Writers on online colleges. Thank you! For bullied kids, it’s hard to imagine a life without anxiety and fear of taunting or physical abuse, but the fact is, even in what seems like the worst bullying situations, it does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Kids Bully</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/04/why-is-my-kid-bullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/04/why-is-my-kid-bullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=2397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[8 reasons kids bully to help you determine why a child is using aggressive behaviors so you can turn it around It’s not easy to know that your child is bullying. It’s hard to admit that your kid is using aggression. But to allow bullying behaviors to continue will be disastrous to your child’s character, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safety Rules to Curb Cyberbullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/03/michele-borba-teaching-kids-to-be-s-a-f-e-from-cyberbullies-big-book-of-parenting-solutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/03/michele-borba-teaching-kids-to-be-s-a-f-e-from-cyberbullies-big-book-of-parenting-solutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four safety rules to teach kids to help them be safer online and stop cyber-bullying REALITY CHECK: Did you know that a recent survey found that almost 70 percent of adolescents say the best way for them to be safe online is through education? Are you educating your child how to be safe online? Let&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25 Facts for Bully Prevention Month</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/02/25-facts-for-bully-prevention-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/02/25-facts-for-bully-prevention-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Troubling data about bullying educators, parent and concerned adults must know. The first step to stopping the cruelty is knowledge. Get educated! Facts are from onlinecollege.org Bullying exists as more than just a buzzword these days: it&#8217;s a serious issue that&#8217;s been troubling individuals and societies worldwide for centuries and is only just now receiving the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Bullying Intensifies</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/01/what-parents-should-do-when-bullying-continues-or-intensifies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/11/01/what-parents-should-do-when-bullying-continues-or-intensifies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to work with the school to create a safety plan for your child when bullying continues and previous efforts fail You know your child is being bullied. You talked to your child or even with the teacher, tried strategies, but bullying continues. You’re fully aware that your child is suffering. You recognize the serious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signs A Child May Be Bullied</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/10/31/warning-signs-of-bullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/10/31/warning-signs-of-bullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=2369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Warnings signs that a child may be the target of a bully If your child is bullied it means that a peer or peers are intentionally causing her or him pain. Peer abuse! Just the thought can send shivers down our spines. But the fact is 160,000 children skip school every day because they fear being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Really Reduce Bullying: I&#8217;m speaking Oct 19-22 in San Francisco</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/10/12/how-to-really-reduce-bullying-im-speaking-oct-19-22-in-san-francisco/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/10/12/how-to-really-reduce-bullying-im-speaking-oct-19-22-in-san-francisco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m at the Hyatt in San Francisco Oct 19-22, 2011 at the CEP&#8217;s (Character Education Partnership) 18th National Forum on Character Education. Join me! Interested in learning how to reduce bullying, increase empathy, build respectful learning climates, foster resiliency, encourage student leadership, or prepare students for a lifetime of citizenship? Then join me in San Francisco [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with Rachel Simmons on the Mean Girl Scene</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/09/28/an-interview-with-rachel-simmons-on-the-new-odd-girl-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/09/28/an-interview-with-rachel-simmons-on-the-new-odd-girl-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empowering Girls]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=2329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q&#38;A with Rachel Simmons, author of the must-read and revised ODD GIRL OUT One of the women I admire most in the fight on bullying is Rachel Simmons. Her work on building leadership with young girls is just profound and her books are magnificent. I met Rachel in New York recently and was even more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Kids Cool Hot Tempers</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/07/01/helping-kids-cool-hot-tempers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/07/01/helping-kids-cool-hot-tempers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anger Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching kids to identify their body alarms and learn healthy ways to control anger &#8220;I tried to stay calm, but it was too late!&#8221; &#8220;I wish I could tell when I&#8217;m about to explode.&#8221; “Don’t keep telling me I’m going to lose all my friends because of my temper. I can’t help it.” Your child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nurturing Tolerance to Reduce Bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/03/17/teaching-children-tolerance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/03/17/teaching-children-tolerance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How teaching children tolerance can curb bullying and peer cruelty REALITY CHECK: Did you know that today’s American youth are displaying intolerant actions at alarming rates-and at younger and younger ages? The FBI tells us most hate crimes are committed by youth younger than nineteen. Tolerance is a powerful virtue that helps curtail hatred, bullying, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to Do If Your Child Is Bullied</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/03/03/what-to-do-when-bullying-wont-stop-or-intensifies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/03/03/what-to-do-when-bullying-wont-stop-or-intensifies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Parenting advice if your child is a repeated victim of bullying and the bullying intensifies. Why you must step in and how It’s been ten years, but I am still haunted by the memory. It was in Ottawa, Canada. I had just finished giving a keynote address on bullying to a large group of educators. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobilizing Bystanders to Stop Bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/02/23/mobilizing-bystanders-to-stop-bullying-6-teachable-skills-to-stop-a-bully/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/02/23/mobilizing-bystanders-to-stop-bullying-6-teachable-skills-to-stop-a-bully/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Teaching kids how to be active bystanders, stand up to peer cruelty and speak out against bullying.  My &#8220;Bully B.U.S.T.E.R. Bystander SkillsI shared on Dateline. Bullying is a learned behavior, and it is on the rise. One third of middle and high school students were bullied during the school year. Previous studies estimated the figure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning from Little Mean Girls</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/02/18/learning-from-little-mean-girls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/02/18/learning-from-little-mean-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=2034</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Making a Difference in the Lives of All Young Girls A special guest post by Michelle Anthony, author of Little Girls Can Be Mean Here is a guest post by Michelle Anthony, author of the wonderful (and MUST read book) Little Girls Can Be Mean: Four Steps to Bully-Proof Girls in the Early Grades. This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Know If Your Child Is Bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/02/15/signs-of-bullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/02/15/signs-of-bullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1670</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Signs to watch for and what to do if you suspect a child is bullying others Here is a recent letter I received from a parent. How would you respond? “My son’s teacher says he bullies a classmate by saying cruel things, deliberately slamming or tripping him. He denies being mean, and says the other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bully-Proofing Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/01/23/how-to-bully-proof-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/01/23/how-to-bully-proof-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=1541</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Parenting advice to help your child be less likely to be bullied &#8212; what you and your child need to know REALITY CHECK: By some estimates, one in seven American schoolchildren is either a bully or a victim. Studies find that 160,000 children skip school every day because they fear being attacked or intimidated. And make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mean Girls and Relational Aggression Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/01/11/parenting-survival-guide-to-the-mean-girl-scene/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2011/01/11/parenting-survival-guide-to-the-mean-girl-scene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steps to reduce female cruelty and relational aggression and raise compassionate, respectful girls Forget “sugar and spice and everything nice.” Research too often shows a different picture with all too many of our daughters. “Vicious, mean, calculating and backstabbing” are more applicable descriptions. Psychologists call such hurtful behavior “Relational Aggression” or RA because the goal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Teens About Date Rape Drugs and Staying Safe</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/10/11/teaching-teens-about-date-rape-drugs-and-staying-safe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/10/11/teaching-teens-about-date-rape-drugs-and-staying-safe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News at Central Washington University is a parent wake-up call: we have  skills to teach. Parenting advice to help you talk to your teen about date rape drugs and what you can help them learn to keep them safer and savvier Scene: Fifty unconscious and semi-conscious party goers. Vomit everywhere. One man engaging in sexual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Problem Solving to Reduce Bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/09/22/problem-solving-to-prevent-bullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/09/22/problem-solving-to-prevent-bullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to teach kids problem solving skills. Why doing so can predict and prevent bullying “Let’s flip a coin to decide.” “Everybody breathe a minute, then we can take turns.” “Why don’t we just both think of another choice?” Parents and teachers have always recognized the benefits of kids learning to work together to solve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Signs of Relational Aggression and Female Bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/07/14/michele-borba-get-to-know-the-signs-of-girl-bullying-they-dont-always-tell-mean-girls-series-part-iii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/07/14/michele-borba-get-to-know-the-signs-of-girl-bullying-they-dont-always-tell-mean-girls-series-part-iii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to know if a girl may be a victim of female bullying and the &#8220;Mean Girl Scene&#8221; “I don’t want to go to school!” “All the girls hate me!” “Can’t we please just go away for awhile!” “I can’t take it anymore!” Sound familiar? They’re the kind of comments young girls utter about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 Year Old Commits Suicide Over Bullying: A Call to Adults to Step Up &amp; Wise Up!</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/26/michele-borba-again-11-year-old-commits-suicide-over-bullying-a-call-to-adults-to-step-up-wise-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/26/michele-borba-again-11-year-old-commits-suicide-over-bullying-a-call-to-adults-to-step-up-wise-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Again, folks. Again! Police in Port St. Lucie are investigating the apparent suicide of a fifth grader. Celina Okwuone hanged herself in her closest Thursday night and was found by her parents with a belt wrapped around her neck. Celina Okwuone, 11 years old What could possibly cause an eleven-year old child to take her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NH Teen Bullied -Tattoed With Obscenities- 5 Lessons to Stop A Tragedy</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/24/michele-borba-nh-teen-bullied-tattoed-with-obscenities-5-lessons-to-stop-a-tragedy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/24/michele-borba-nh-teen-bullied-tattoed-with-obscenities-5-lessons-to-stop-a-tragedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 19:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullying. It&#8217;s rampant, cruel, and too much of the teen scene. But if you had even an ounce of doubt as to the extent of how vicious kids can be, this story should do it. A fourteen-year old boy was lured to a basement in a Concord, New Jersey home by teens. The high school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Empathy Crisis: Why Children Are Crueler</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/02/michele-borba-the-empathy-crisis-why-children-are-crueler/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/05/02/michele-borba-the-empathy-crisis-why-children-are-crueler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 22:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMPATHY: Identifying with and feeling other people’s concerns. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Abraham from Pontiac, Michigan, told his friend that he was going to shoot somebody. He allegedly stole a gun and practiced his aim on stationary targets. Then he walked to a convenience store, pointed his gun at a stranger and shot Ronnie Greene Jr. in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time for Mental Detectors: 5 Ways To Stop Another Tragedy &amp; My CNN Report</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/04/26/michele-borba-blog-its-time-to-use-mental-detectors-5-ways-to-stop-another-tragedy-my-cnn-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/04/26/michele-borba-blog-its-time-to-use-mental-detectors-5-ways-to-stop-another-tragedy-my-cnn-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chilling details continue to emerge three months after South Hadley High school freshman, Phoebe Prince, took her life. Descriptions of relentless vicious taunts, endless physical threats and horrifying bullying she endured at the hands of her peers leave us shaken. Now news sources have obtained two essays Phoebe Prince wrote for her high school English [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Bullying Looks Like Age by Age</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/04/14/michele-borba-blog-parenting-101-what-bullying-looks-like-age-by-age/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/04/14/michele-borba-blog-parenting-101-what-bullying-looks-like-age-by-age/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peer cruelty is also increasing and becoming more violent. By some estimates, one in seven American schoolchildren is either a bully or a victim. Studies find that 160,000 children skip school every day because they fear being attacked or intimidated by other students. And the cruel behavior increases with age. A recent study prepared for the American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stopping Bullying Step 2: Gathering Data</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/02/16/michele-borba-blog-taking-on-bullying-step-2-how-to-know-if-bullying-is-a-problem-gathering-data/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/02/16/michele-borba-blog-taking-on-bullying-step-2-how-to-know-if-bullying-is-a-problem-gathering-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 2: How to Stop Bullying Using Proven Strategies. Let&#8217;s put an end to peer cruelty now!  Here&#8217;s how&#8230;. Bullying Increasing In Industrialized Nations Bullying among our youth is a significant problem&#8211;and it is steadily increasing. We also know that bullying is increasing in every industrialized nation: Japan, Canada, Australia, England, Finland&#8230;the list goes on. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stopping Bullying Step 1. Are you with me?</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/02/15/michele-borba-blog-lets-stop-bullying-using-proven-strategies-here-is-step-1-are-you-with-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/02/15/michele-borba-blog-lets-stop-bullying-using-proven-strategies-here-is-step-1-are-you-with-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullying is a learned behavior that is on the rise. What’s more it is far more intense, occurs more frequently and at younger ages. U.S. National School Safety Center warns that bullying has become the “most enduring and underrated problem in American schools. One recent study prepared for the American Psychological Association showed that 80 percent of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why kids turn violent: My CNN report</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/01/03/michele-borba-blog-why-kids-turn-violent-my-cnn-report-and-the-solutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2010/01/03/michele-borba-blog-why-kids-turn-violent-my-cnn-report-and-the-solutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week CNN asked me to comment on why children turn violent. The CNN HLN news story involved an 11 year old Florida girl and her 15 year old boyfriend who are accused of plotting to kill the girl&#8217;s mother by pouring gasoline on her bed and bedroom floor, and then igniting it while the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mean Girl Scene</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/12/08/michele-borba-part-i-mean-girl-scene-gets-meaner-what-parents-must-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/12/08/michele-borba-part-i-mean-girl-scene-gets-meaner-what-parents-must-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the paper lately or heard any of the troubling stories about our girls? It appears many of the sugar and spice set are no longer nice. Here are just a sample appalling recent headlines to refresh your memory:   • “Millburn High Senior Girls Create Slut List for Incoming Freshman and Welcome Them By Slamming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part IV: Mean Girls&#8211;What Motivates Bullying?</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/11/14/michele-borba-part-iv-mean-girls-what-motivates-them-to-bully-parenting-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/11/14/michele-borba-part-iv-mean-girls-what-motivates-them-to-bully-parenting-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michele Borba Note to readers: This is the fourth in a series of blogs about relational aggression-or the new mean girl scene-and what educators and parents can do to curb this  trend. In past blogs I&#8217;ve discussed the forms of relational aggression, how boys bully vs girls, and the impact of being targeted, and signs that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relational Aggression and the Impact on Our Girls</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/11/12/michele-borba-part-ii-the-mean-girl-scene-how-girls-bully-relational-aggressions-impact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/11/12/michele-borba-part-ii-the-mean-girl-scene-how-girls-bully-relational-aggressions-impact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part II The Affect of Relational Aggression (RA) On Girls Michele Borba Note to readers: This is the second in a series of blogs about relational aggression-or the new mean girl scene-and what educators and parents can do to curb this troubling trend. The first step to change is always awareness. And we need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signs if your child is bullied and what to do</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/10/18/michele-borba-how-to-know-if-your-child-is-bullied-bigbook-parenting-solutions-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/10/18/michele-borba-how-to-know-if-your-child-is-bullied-bigbook-parenting-solutions-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michele Borba REALITY CHECK: Research finds that 49 percent of kids say they&#8217;ve been bullied at least once or twice during the school term, but only 32 percent of their parents believed them.  One study found that one out of every four children will be bullied by another youth in school this month. If your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could Your Child Be a Bully? Signs to Look For and Questions to Ask</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/08/22/michele-borba-could-your-child-be-a-bully-signs-to-look-for-and-questions-to-ask/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents Do Make A Difference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michele Borba REALITY CHECK: One recent study prepared for the American Psychological Association showed that 80 percent of middle school students admitted to bullying behavior in the prior 30 days. Another survey found that 40 percent of nine to thirteen years old admitted to bullying. Beware: research also shows that an eight year old who bullies has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips to Keep Kids Safe Online</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/08/11/michele-borba-10-solutions-to-kids-safe-online/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/08/11/michele-borba-10-solutions-to-kids-safe-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyberbullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#OnlineSafety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michele Borba The Big Book of Parenting Solutions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michele Borba   REALITY CHECK A survey of 3,700 middle school age students found that nearly a quarter of the eighth-graders said they were bullied online in a two-month period. Nearly half of 3,000 middle schoolers surveyed knew someone who was a victim or guilty of cyber-bullying in the last six months. Talk to your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cellphone Rules to Keep Your Kids Safer from Cyberbullying</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/08/01/protecting-kids-from-cyberbullying-computer-cellphone-rules-to-set-for-this-school-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/08/01/protecting-kids-from-cyberbullying-computer-cellphone-rules-to-set-for-this-school-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cell Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyberbullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents Do Make A Difference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cellphone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[computer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michele Borba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Big Book of Parenting Solutions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michele Borba REALITY CHECK: Did you know that 30 percent of girls who have gone into online chat roooms say they have been sexually harassed, but only 7 percent of those girls say they told their mothers or fathers about the incidents immediately? That disturbing finding comes from the Girl Scout Research Institute survey &#8220;What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Discuss School Violence and Tragedies With Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2006/10/04/talking-to-kids-about-tragedies-and-school-violence-the-talk-model-to-discuss-any-crisis-with-your-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2006/10/04/talking-to-kids-about-tragedies-and-school-violence-the-talk-model-to-discuss-any-crisis-with-your-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bullying Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enhancing Self-Esteem and Empowering Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Late Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents Do Make A Difference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A horrific number of incidents have taken place in schools over the past two weeks: A Montreal school shooting, a 15 year old Wisconsin boy shooting his principal, Colorado girls held hostage molested and then shot in their high school, and six to thirteen year old girls bound and shot execution-style in an Amish one-room [...]]]></description>
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