ISU Extension Satellite: What's a Parent to Do?

The Solution: A Free Anti-Bullying Resource
Every day, children are teased, threatened, and tormented by bullies in our schools and communities. To put an end to it, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently launched a nationwide campaign to make schools and playgrounds safer for children. HHS's efforts culminate this summer with a comprehensive multimedia resource card that informs caregivers, educators, and children about bullying and how to stop it. The Solution: An Anti-Bullying Resource Tool is a small, credit-card-sized CD-ROM that provides access to a variety of antibullying resources and materials. Organized by relevance to specific audiences, the interactive format allows parents, educators, health care providers, community organizations, and children to obtain the information they need quickly and easily. HHS is hoping to get this free resource into the hands of parents, educators, and students nationwide. For a copy of the CD-ROM or more information, contact anti-bullying@reingold.com, or call 202-333-0400.

Michigan State University Extension 4H Youth Development
April 2004 issue of Michigan 4-H Today In Focus was bullying education. This four-page publication is written for parents, volunteers and other adults who work with children.

www.msue.msu.edu/cyf/youth/M4HTD/2003_04/M4HTifapr04.pdf

Raising Courageous Kids
This Web site offers information and activities for parents, volunteers and professionals who work with youth to help them develop courage. On this site you will find games, information about a new book on this topic and discussion guides, activities and a self-study course.
www.raisingcourageouskids.com

Everyday Hero
Included in the Everyday Hero website are resources for teachers, parents, and other caregivers to use with 10-12-year-olds.
www.ksu.edu/wwparent/programs/hero

American Medical Association
Proceedings from the Educational Forum on Adolescent Health: Youth Bullying sponsored by the American Medical Association, 2002.

www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/39/youthbullying.pdf

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
www.clemson.edu/olweus/
The Olweus [pronounced Ol-VEY-us] Bullying Prevention Program is a comprehensive, school-wide program designed for use in elementary, middle, or junior high schools. It’s goals are to reduce and prevent bullying problems among school children and to improve peer relations at school. The program has been found to reduce bullying among children, improve the social climate of classrooms, and reduce related antisocial behaviors, such as vandalism and truancy. The Olweus Program has been implemented in more than one dozen countries around the world.

"What's bullying?"
Telecom and New Zealand Police
www.nobully.org.nz/advicek.htm

"Bullying and what to do about it"
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org/pbedu/backtoschool/bullying.cfm

Bullying in schools: Harassment puts gay youths at risk
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org/pbedu/backtoschool/bullyingGayYouth.cfm

"Stick up for yourself"
researched, written and designed by journalism students at City University, London.
www.student.city.ac.uk/~rc313/bullying.html

Bullies and Victims: What a parent can do

www.aboutourkids.org/aboutour/parent_letter/bully_10_03_e.pdf

Take a Stand. Lend a Hand. Stop Bullying Now!
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/

Colorada Anti-bullying Project
www.no-bully.com/

National Bullying Awareness Campaign (NBAC)
National Education Association
www.nea.org/schoolsafety/bullying.html

Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission recognizes persons who perform acts of heroism in civilian life in the United States and Canada, and aids those who suffer monetary loss as the result of their heroic deeds. On this site you will find profiles on heroes.
www.carnegiehero.org

Positive Approaches to Challenging Behavior
The purpose of this Web site is to discuss positive behavioral supports for young children who engage in challenging behavior.
http://ici2.umn.edu/preschoolbehavior/

4Girls Health
www.4girls.gov/4girls.cfm?page=bullying/index.htm
Web site that provides bullying resources for girls, parents/caregivers and educators. Sponsored by the National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Deparment of Health and Human Services

National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Drug Prevention and School Safety Program Coordinators with funding from the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, U.S. Department of Education
http://www.k12coordinator.org/onlinece/onlineevents/bullying/
This Web course will examine the state-of-the-art research, policies, and practices from the field to assist schools and others working to prevent bullying in developing well-informed programs, policies, and practices that deal with all elements of the problem -- the bullies, the victims, the bystanders, parents, teachers and other faculty, the school climate, and the community

Maternal and Child Health Library
http://www.mchlibrary.info/
The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University provides the MCH community with accurate and timely information on a broad range of topics. Materials include the weekly newsletter MCH Alert, resource guides, full text publications, databases, and links to quality MCH sites. Use the search feature on the topic of "bullying".

"Teens Talk About Bullying"
Produced by 4-H Youth Development, Michigan State University Extension
The videotape ($20) includes four segments that involve the young people talking about the following areas:
Segment 1: Attitudes Toward Bullying (3 minutes, 30 seconds)
Segment 2: Bullying Experiences (2 minutes, 50 seconds)
Segment 3: Anti-Bullying Strategies (3 minutes)
Segment 4: Creating Positive Change (1 minute, 5 seconds)
Download video tape order form

Internet Chats: November 2004, January and March 2005
The Center on Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior will be hosting 3 Internet chats focusing on supporting young children's social emotional development and preventing challenging behaviors.