We often find ourselves saying to children “use your words” in place of using physical responses to situations. But the flip side is that words can hurt.
This week, January 23-27, 2012, many schools and after-school programs are taking part in the “No Name-Calling Week Project.” The idea was spawned from the James Howe young-adult novel “The Misfits”, in which five 7th grade students develop a “No Name-Calling Day” at their school. The thrust of the project is to “focus national attention on the problem on name calling in schools, and to provide students and educators with the tools and inspiration to launch on-going dialogue about ways to eliminate name-calling in their communities.” No-Name Calling Week has now developed into a coalition that includes partners, sponsors, supporters and allies, including some of the largest corporations in the nation.
Is your school participating in No Name-Calling Week? According to children’s reports of bullying and name calling in the school, should they be? Bullying and name calling continue to be a large problem affecting our youth, even as education about the effects continues to grow. Click here for more information, including free lesson plans designed for elementary school, middle school, high school and art classes. Maybe nannies and parents can find ideas to use in the course of your daily time with children.
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