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Welcome to Bully Prevention Partners

Our goals are to cultivate

    character

    confidence

    contribution

in children & ourselves.

Every child has the right to feel safe and nurtured in school and their community.  We are committed to helping them, their parents and teachers make that true for all children.

Latest Activity

Ruby is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners
Apr 2
Joe Van Deuren posted a blog post

If you only knew me?

This evening I have watched this video a few times.  I am moved by the singer but even more I am distressed by the initial reaction of all towards a young man who is obviously overweight.  I think of all the young boys and girls in the world who are picked on, chided and bullied because of their weight.  I think of them from the viewpoint of, If you only knew them?Who would have guessed this young man of 17 years of age had such an amazing talent?  He also had an amazing friend.  I personally…See More
Mar 26
Joe Van Deuren posted a blog post

Children Need Lessons on Friendship and Relationships

Why am I working with the younger children on lessons of friendship and relationships?  I believe that we must begin much earlier with our work of teaching our children what we expect from them when it comes to relationships.  If we can teach our children the values of empathy, tolerance and compassion - better yet - if we will demonstrate and promote these values while giving our students more opportunities to work and play together, the less likely they will be to form cliques that are…See More
Mar 23
Kimberly Gort is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners
Mar 17
glorydesmond4@yahoo.com is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners
Mar 9
Joe Van Deuren posted a blog post

Our Parenting Style May Be Teaching Bullying

As parents we all have our own style of parenting and things that are important to us in our family. In some families the parents may be very concerned about order and making sure that everything looks 'good' to others. While it is important for a family to have their rules and expectations we have to be very careful as parents that we do not become dictators.…See More
Mar 8
Profile IconSTELLA KWALE and Sherry ONeil joined Bully Prevention Partners
Mar 7
Joe Van Deuren posted a blog post

Stop Bullying: There Are No Innocent Bystanders

When bullying takes place there is almost always others around that have witnessed what has happened.  But if we look at it and do nothing, we come a part of the bullying.  We cannot just stand idly by and ignore another person being hurt.  It does not matter if we are a young person watching someone in our class being picked on or if we are an adult who believes that it is just "kids being kids". Elie Wiesel said once,  "The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference; indifference creates…See More
Mar 2
Alan is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners
Feb 29
Joe Van Deuren posted a blog post

Bullying Prevention Workshop for Students

We are pleased to announce that this summer Balanced Life Skills will be conducting workshops for students on bully prevention with a focus on relationships and friendship.   Each workshop will be gender specific and age specific.For Today’s Parents:…See More
Feb 28
Rebecca Thrush is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners
Feb 27
Joe Van Deuren posted a blog post

Bully Prevention Training: Why Wait?

On February 10, 2012 in a Los Angeles school a 15 year old jumped to his death from a 3 story high school building while students were outside eating lunch.  While the school district denied the idea that the completed suicide was triggered by bullying, his parents are convinced that bullying had been a contributory factor.  They found journals describing name calling, pushing down the hall, pulling on his backpack and punching him in the back.  Now the parents are speaking out to other parents…See More
Feb 22
Renee Buscop is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners
Feb 2
Joe Van Deuren posted a blog post

Implementing a No Name Calling Day or Week at Schools

Did you know that next week - January 23 -27 is No Name Calling Week?  A survey done recently by the Widmeyer Communications for the Health*, Resources and Services Administration reported that for students in the age group of 9-13 "name calling"  was the worst kind of verbal bullying.   The students also said that they were…See More
Jan 19
Cheryl Jaffe is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners
Jan 13
Joe Van Deuren posted a blog post

Defining the Roles Played In Bullying Situations

In the following post I have defined the roles taken on by those who play out social interaction gone awry.  We call it bullying and today more than ever before in our history we are aware of the consequences.  Unfortunately, just like some other challenges and  ills, we hang a label out on behavior that may not fit - just to be able to label it as something, many times hurting more than helping.  We may even make accusations that are not accurate.  So here are the definitions:  Bullies:…See More
Jan 6
 

Reduce Bullying: Meeting the Challenge

Everyday nearly 20% of the U.S. population are found in the schools system either as a student or an adult working in the schools. Meeting the challenge of bullying behavior is a part of everyone of those individuals, as well as the parents of every child attending school.  

 

Bullying can be reduced when schools, parents, community members work together to create a culture of peace, when we all work on cultivating the character of ourselves and our children.  

 

This website is designed to provide opportunity for community members, parents, teachers and students, who are invested in reducing bullying and making an impact on our community to share ideas, resources and experiences.  For us to be successful we must work together to make all aware of the impact we can have individually and collectively.

 

I invite you to join the conversations, ask questions and allow this community to help you and your community reduce bullying. 

Teacher Anti Bullying Training

Bully Prevention Partners is offering Anti-Bullying Training to teachers in Anne Arundel County, MD.

Finding the balance between information, emotion, relevance and function has been elusive until this training program. Unifying educators to the parents who have lost children to bullycide, This training is a must for anyone who plays a role in our children’s lives.

If you are a teacher, interested in creating a culture of peace in our schools and community and sign up as a member of BULLY PREVENTION PARTNERS we will give you a code to take this training for FREE!  As of this time we have reserved space for the first 200 teachers for this program.  In addition there are lesson plans, role plays and resources here for you to use in the classroom.  We are also looking to hear your story and best practices.  If you have a question, I will be happy to address it and leave it open for others to discuss. 

We look forward to collaborating on this important work.  When you join send a note that says you would like to take the training!

Bully Prevention Month 31 Days of Bully Prevention Messages

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Blog Posts

If you only knew me?

Posted by Joe Van Deuren on March 26, 2012 at 9:00pm 0 Comments

This evening I have watched this video a few times.  I am moved by the singer but even more I am distressed by the initial reaction of all towards a young man who is obviously overweight.  I think of all the young boys and girls in the world who are picked on, chided and bullied because of their weight.  I think of them from the viewpoint of, If you only knew them?

Who would have guessed this young man of 17 years of age had such an amazing talent?  He also had an amazing friend.  I…

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Children Need Lessons on Friendship and Relationships

Posted by Joe Van Deuren on March 23, 2012 at 1:50pm 0 Comments

Why am I working with the younger children on lessons of friendship and relationships?  I believe that we must begin much earlier with our work of teaching our children what we expect from them when it comes to relationships.  If we can teach our children the values of empathy, tolerance and compassion - better yet - if we will demonstrate and promote these values while giving our students more opportunities to work and play together, the less likely they will be to form cliques…

Continue

Our Parenting Style May Be Teaching Bullying

Posted by Joe Van Deuren on March 8, 2012 at 1:44pm 0 Comments

As parents we all have our own style of parenting and things that are important to us in our family. In some families the parents may be very concerned about order and making sure that everything looks 'good' to others. While it is important for a family to have their rules and expectations we have to be very careful as parents that we do not become dictators.…

Continue

Stop Bullying: There Are No Innocent Bystanders

Posted by Joe Van Deuren on March 2, 2012 at 11:52am 0 Comments

When bullying takes place there is almost always others around that have witnessed what has happened.  But if we look at it and do nothing, we come a part of the bullying.  We cannot just stand idly by and ignore another person being hurt.  It does not matter if we are a young person watching someone in our class being picked on or if we are an adult who believes that it is just "kids being kids". 

Elie Wiesel said once,  "The opposite of love…

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Balanced Life Skills and Bully Prevention Partners is working on creating a library of books and information to help students, parents and teachers prevent bullying.  Here is our wish list if you would like to help us out.

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