Category: Girls’ Bullying

Self-Respect: What is it? (Infographic)

What underlies bullying? The lack of respect for yourself and others.  When you are grounded in respect you are less likely to bully others to get or maintain friendships and won’t stand by while others are being bullied. How do we keep ourselves grounded in respect? First we need to know what self-respect looks like. …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.girlsrespectgroups.com/self-respect-what-is-it-infographic/

Lessons We MUST Learn From Amanda Todd

Amanda Todd

15-year-old Amanda Todd from Coquitlam, British Columbia killed herself this week, after several years of terror at the hands of a cyberbully/cyberstalker and merciless, cruel-hearted peer taunting and physical violence at several schools. Now we’re “outraged” as an article in the Toronto Star says: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1270262–b-c-victim-of-cyber-bullying-commits-suicide Where was our outrage while this was happening? Why weren’t …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.girlsrespectgroups.com/lessons-we-must-learn-from-amanda-todd/

Lyric Elliott – Bullying vs. Respect

For over a year, Lyric Elliot, 8, had been pushed around and beaten up by classmates. Unable to solve the problem despite contacting the school and school board over 100 times, Lyric’s mother finally removed her from the school and called the media to publicize the story. School Board Superintendant Kerry-Lynn Stadnyk feels that Lyric …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.girlsrespectgroups.com/lyric-elliott-bullying-vs-respect/