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...drowning by classmates, the Czech government funded a pilot program to combat bullying in schools. Conducted in 2002 and 2003, the program found that a comprehensive approach - training the entire school staff, educating families, bringing in police and local counseling groups, and beefing up supervision of both school and nonschool activities - could reduce the incidence of bullying by up to 75% within four months. Others are also experimenting with prevention strategies. In the U.K., the antibullying charity Kidscape hosts seminars to teach young people techniques to deal with their tormentors. At one recent event in London, 13 kids between...
...right time to tell your son or daughter that you're getting a divorce? "Although there is never a good time," writes Wolf, "you will need at least to make sure that the moment you select is one when you will be together for a while, preferably on a nonschool day. When they are suddenly feeling very unsafe and very alone, they will need you to be there for them, so they can feel as safe as possible and not so alone...
...year 2000, we aim to provide at least 2 million of them with five basic resources we believe they need to make it in today's America. These are: an ongoing relationship with a caring adult; safe places and structured activities from which to learn and grow during nonschool hours; a healthy start and a healthy future; a marketable skill through effective education; and an opportunity to give back through community service...
...first day Instructor Galitz was blunt: "Our training methods will challenge you and make many demands upon you that you may initially consider too much." Forbidden was all nonschool material, including books, magazines, newspapers, TV and radio. The course, Galitz said, was aimed at encouraging concentration and deep thought. Each student pinned two rows of "ribbons of challenge" on the white tunic worn during the course, a ribbon to be shed only when a crucial test had been passed.When all the ribbons were gone, a student graduated...