For the first time in my life, I live in a community that leans Republican. We moved here because of the natural beauty, its relative...

Though the 2024 fall semester is only weeks old, media reports show that bullying is alive and well in schools across the United States....

Prior to the late 20th century, bullying was regarded as a rite of passage, just "boys being boys," and "girls being catty." Today, we...

When I opened my blogsite and saw that I haven't written in almost a month, I was forced to confront my lifelong tendency to...

I've been traveling -- first to Sicily with my father and sister -- and then to San Francisco with my partner, so it's been a couple of...

When I was a middle and high school student in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, in the 1970s, I lived across the street from a family with three...

According to renowned researchers Dieter Wolke and Suzet Tanya Lereya,“bullying is found in all societies, including modern...

When I talk about what prompted my study into the long term effects of childhood bullying, I usually point to my experiences in middle...

Back in November, about six weeks after the October 7 massacre in Israel, I wrote an essay about the intergenerational conflict occurring...

Ageism is making me angry. It shouldn’t be tolerated. As most of us can agree without reservation: Racism is wrong; so is sexism,...

On March 9, 16-year-old Shaylee Majia was rushed to the hospital after fainting at a party. By the time she reached the hospital, she...

Mocking people with disabilities is beyond reprehensible! Yet, here we are in 2024 and one of the presumptive nominees for president is...

Recently, I came across an article in the Atlantic that deeply resonated with me. It was called "Gym Class Is So Bad That Kids Are...

Here we go again. Nex Benedict, 16, is the latest casualty of the far right's hate campaign against LGBTQ+ individuals. Nex, who was...

After taking a long break from blogging, I am recommitting to posting once a week. There! It's in writing, so now I have to follow...

The article, “I Tracked Down the Girls Who Bullied Me As A Kid: Here’s What They Had To Say” describes my efforts to confront my...