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Bullying Programs
For Understanding The Root Causes Of Conflict
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Why do we bully? curricula 
When we can understand the causes of bullying -- that are rooted in the way we think -- we can prevent it. A Special Curriculum To Help Young People Understand and Cope with Bullying. Twelve Lessons. For ages 8–14 "Are babies born bullies? University of British Columbia study shows infants learn social stratification as early as nine months. The episodes of bullying that mar early grade school years for hundreds of children may be a partial result of the victim's DNA." Quote from the University of British Columbia – The Centre for Infant Cognition [View PDF] |
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Why is everybody always picking on me? curricula 
For ages 8–14 |
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Why is everybody always picking on us? curricula 
When we learn to hate and fear because someone else is different then we are caught in prejudice. Whether it is the color of one’s skin, nationality, gender, sexual preference or religion it only creates pain and suffering. A curriculum to help young people understand the roots of prejudice. For ages 8 - 14 |
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Why am I always picking on myself? curricula 
Each of us has an “inner bully” -- an inner voice that nags us, intimidates us. This is often where bullying begins. A Special Curriculum To Help Young People Understand the Inner Bully. |
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why can't I do what I want? curricula 
Young people need to learn that for every right there is a corresponding responsibility. Learning this makes for a balanced frame of mind in one’s relationship to others and the world. For ages 8–14 |
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why are we always letting the bullies pick on them? curricula 
Bystanders often don’t want to get involved in a bully situation. But a knowledgeable bystander can be powerful and resourceful. Twelve Lessons For ages 8-14 |
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Why are they always getting picked on? curricula 
Youth-at-risk are bullied by fellow youth and by adults. Understanding how and why they are picked on -- by the youth themselves as well as by parents and teachers -- can be eye-opening. For ages 8–14 |
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why are we always picking on each other? curricula 
Wars break out because one group of people bullies another. In today’s world, it helps to understand how this bullying begins. For ages 8–14 These soldiers were supposed to be enemies. They celebrated Christmas Eve 1914 together. |
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Are We Born to Bully? curricula 
For ages 11–14 "Are babies born bullies? University of British Columbia study shows infants learn social stratification as early as nine months. The episodes of bullying that mar early grade school years for hundreds of children may be a partial result of the victim's DNA." Quote from the University of British Columbia – The Centre for Infant Cognition [View PDF] |
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ARE WE BORN HARDWIRED FOR WAR? IS WAR IN OUR DNA? curricula 
A Special Curriculum For Young People To Help Them Understand Their War-Like Feelings. “Most honest combat vets will tell you, perhaps not eloquently but in their own way, the same thing: essentially that combat is in our human DNA and demands to be exercised…The question is, Can we humans evolve peacefully, or will we succumb to instincts we can’t transcend?” - Quote from a former Marine Corp helicopter pilot in Vietnam |
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