The current presidential race is proving to have some of the most polarizing discourse on record. And a lot of that unsettling rhetoric is affecting the emotional lives of our children. It’s being played out in classrooms, on-line and even on the playground in some cases. What could have possibly prepared us for the election […]
A New Take on Feminism and Masculinity
We’ve come a long way as a society. Women, once not granted the right to vote, are now political, business, and philanthropic leaders. More and more men, once assumed to be the breadwinners of the family are becoming stay-at-home dads. And when it comes to doing things like a girl, we know that we’ve got to “rewrite some rules.” The […]
Bullying Prevention Month
If you are a teen, parent of a teen, or someone who works with teens, now is an especially important time of year to have a chat about a difficult topic: bullying. While October may bring to mind all things fall, like apple picking, hay rides, and Halloween, it is also designated as Bullying Prevention […]
Cool To Be Kind
We just love it when something comes across our BodiMojo radar where we just want to stand tall and shout out, “Yes!” Have you heard of the Kind Campaign? Founded by two college students who made it their mission to take a stand, stop the cattiness, and spread kindness, the campaign is an international movement striving to […]
21st Century Bullying: The Cyberbullying Era
By Kim Ballentine, a Penn State University Graduate, interested in counseling psychology. We all probably met our first bullies on the playground – they were the ones calling us names or excluding us from games. But even when we move from elementary school to middle or high school, bullies just find new ways to upset people. […]
Gossip and Rumors: Coping with Verbal Bullying
By Mia Simonsen, a Boston-area mom and former financial writer and editor who enjoys traveling, swimming and playing the piano. Hey teens, remember the game “telephone?” You may have played it as a kid. Everyone sits in a circle and whispers a story to the person next to you. The game shows how quickly a […]
Bullying: Don’t Stand By, Stand Up
By Kendall Stewart The fact of there matter is there is a silent majority of people that you and I have likely been part of at some point: witnesses of bullying. I once read a news article about a brave young girl who wrote a book on what to do about. She pointed out that though bullying […]
