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My Daughter, the Gladiator

By Lizzy Francis

Are American Parents Unreasonably Afraid of Abduction?

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When I Realized My Son Would Be a Good Man

By Lizzy Francis

Teasing Kids Is Bad Parenting

By Patrick A. Coleman

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I Was a 10-Year-Old Bully

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I Was a Bully in School. Now, My Son Was Becoming One Too. Here's How I Stopped It

By Matt Christensen

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Does it Matter Why Bullies Bully? Empathy is undeniably good for kids, but the reason parents should ask bullying victims why their bullies hurt them is also about reducing shame and gaining information.

How to Teach Little Kids to Defend Themselves Many dads want to teach kids to defend themselves by decking a bully in the face, but sometimes well-crafted trash talk works better.

What I Really Learned After Confronting Two Adult Bullies With My Daughter Sometimes teachable moments teach the wrong things.

The Karate Kid Was a Bully. So Was I. YouTube Red's Karate Kid nostalgia bomb makes me realize that maybe I'm not always the brave hero in my story.

Kids Don't Need to Fear the Big Bad Wolf People worry that insults in the political discourse are a bad example for kids, but they are a worse example for adults -- even the ones that know better.

I Have Become the Dad I Hated When I Was A Single Guy But I'm okay with it.

How to Teach a Kid to Tell Not Tattle Parents don’t want to raise a snitch, but they want kids safe from bullies. It takes nuance to teach the difference between tattling and reporting a bully.

What Happened When I Saw My Kid and His Friend Burning Ants I yelled at them, but I eventually turned it into an anti-bullying lesson.

My Toddler’s a Bully. Here’s Why I’m Ignoring Her Bad Behavior. There's a method to my madness, I promise.

How to Spot the Signs a Kid is Being Bullied or Becoming a Bully Bullying thrives out of view. In order to learn what's happening in their children’s lives, parents need perception, patience, and presence.

How My Son's Simple Act of Kindness Shows Me He Really Does Listen We’re always telling him to be good to others. But you never know if that kindness extends into the real world. Now I know.

How to Help a Very Young Bully All young kids can be jerks, but they generally lack the sophistication to actually be aggressive or cruel to each other.

School Security Will Never Stop School Shootings Guns in the classroom won't address the type of alienation, humiliation, and isolation endemic to high schools.

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