How the Be an 11 Program can help deal with this growing problem
hen celebrities speak, the public listens. Often the message is merely their current pet peeve and hardly worth our attention, but sometimes what they say sheds light on a serious social issue. At such times their fame is useful because it can rally the public to do something positive about an important problem. Such is the case with the problem of Wbullying.
Many celebrities today are promoting anti-bullying strategies by sharing with the public their experiences of having been bullied when they were growing up, including the following: s #HRISTINA !GUILERA s *ESSICA !LBA s #HRISTIAN "ALE s #HRIS #OLFER The Be an 11 program teaches young men and women to work together to be winners.
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INFOR MATION SHEET PUBLISHED BY THE ORGANIZA TION PROVIDED THIS WARNING ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF BULLYING h#HILDREN WHO ARE BULLIED EXPERIENCE REAL SUFFERING THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THEIR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE 3OME VICTIMS OF BULLYING HAVE EVEN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012 BFS Founder Dr. Greg Shepard is the creator of the Be an 11 character education program. He has inspired countless young men and women to set high goals and develop action plans to achieve those goals. Shepard is shown here at a Be an 11 clinic and with his family.
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aacap.org and download the AACAP’s information sheet #80: “Bullying: Facts for Families.”
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From BFS Magazine — November/December 2012. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
