Teens Take Bullying Into Their Own Hands

Wednesday is Pink Shirt Day.

If you’re asking “what’s that?” you’re not alone. The grassroots anti-bullying event began when two high schoolers saw a fellow student being bullied and took matters into their own hands. Non-violently.

Their compassionate intervention worked… and caught the attention and imagination of lots of people, especially Canadian broadcaster Christy Clark, shown here in a short interview about last year’s event.

I posted about these students at the beginning of the school year….. and just found this great ‘re-enactment’ on YouTube.

I am, by no means, a bullying ‘specialist.’ But I am a Mom and I am concerned about all of the risks facing our kids.

Big changes begin with increasing awareness. And one of the things I like about the approaches that I’m finding is that they speak to the importance of increasing awareness and taking small steps.

I will be adding posts on this topic throughout the week. Please add your resources to the mix by including them in comments…. and I’ll update our resources page as well.

And, of course, please pass all of these along to parents and teachers you know and love. Thanks!