Real Teens Speak Out

no bulling

i feel that bulling shuld not be true

stop bullying

We can help stop bullying by walking away if someone is rude to you or speak up to the teacher. We can also stop the bullying by the stop walk and talk. This is how kids and poeple can stop all bullying

trust

it is not cool when you bully it does not make you cool

dream

it is always like this if only I can change it.bullyinig are every where it is here and it is there. girls are poparler and i wish i was to but thinking that they were rude to.to me it is a dream you can stop it to.

Just the Thing

This video can be interpreted many ways. A lot of people didn’t get it in the first cut and a lot did. The point is that two people can be considered complete outcasts, but if they truly care about each other, that’s all they need and to them, its everyone else who are outcasts. Luke Bilyk was great to work with, and I am so happy he is another activist who stands by this message.

Kylie Morgan Music

Hi! Kylie here.

I’m glad you chose to visit me at Teens Against Bullying. I’ve learned so much from their National Bullying Prevention Center website and as their spokesperson, I am honored to be a part of such a powerful organization.

I wrote a song called Phoebe in memory of Phoebe Prince who unfortunately took her life because she was bullied. It is so important you are aware that your actions have both positive and negative influences. Just try to remember, “It Matters What We Do.”

Please sign the digital petition.

Thank you! Love, Kylie

Buckets vs. Bullying

This past summer, James and Jack decided to bring together their passions for basketball and bullying prevention. James and Jack had participated in WE DAY and learned that “charity should not be ‘work’, instead it should stem from joy.” This is what led to their great idea for a summer camp, Buckets vs. Bullies. James and his brother Jack wanted to use their joy in life, basketball, to help stop bullying. They held two camp session in the summer for boys and girls ages 6 to 10 and donated proceeds to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. Participants enjoyed a week full of basketball fun, while supporting a great cause! At the end of the camp session, the brothers raised $1,050 to donate to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center to help prevent bullying!

My Mary Cate

Mary Cate Lynch may only be two years old, but she’s already making a huge impact on the world around her. Born with a rare craniofacial condition called Apert Syndrome, Mary Cate looks different from many other kids. After enduring unkind words directed at Mary Cate at a park, her mom, Kerry, decided she had to do something. Now, Kerry and Mary Cate visit young students in their community to educate them about differences, disabilities, and being kind. Kerry encourages other parents to use Mary Cate’s story to teach their children that disabilities aren’t scary, that differences are ok, and that Mary Cate enjoys the same things they do – coloring, candy, and play time.

Read more about Mary Cate.

From Being Teased To Spreading Kindness

When I was in preschool I remember getting teased on a regular basis by one specific girl. In her mind there was nothing wrong with pinching me over and over, making my arms red, and yelling at me. It was all fun and games for her and a nightmare for me. All I ever wanted was to make others happy and be friends with everyone. She made it impossible to come to school and not worry about whether I would be pinched or not. I would come home crying trying to figure out what it was that I had done to deserve getting pinched every day. Why did this girl not like me? Was I such a bad kid? What confused me even more was being pinched by someone who on some days would act like my friend, wanting to play together. Did she really think that she would gain a friendship by being mean? Years later since seeing this girl, I ran into her at a day camp and she continued pinching, each time telling an adult that she wasn’t pinching me.

Back in elementary school I got teased more. I wore glasses, usually had my hair in a braid, and was quiet, all of which meant that I was a target for teasing. Certain girls hated me and would tell me how they hated me. I would come home crying, not wanting to have to deal with them again. I wanted to be friends with people not a target for name-calling. I remember coming home after school one day and my mother calling up the parents of the girls who were making me cry and feel hurt. Interestingly, the parents denied their child ever doing anything to me and said that I had made up the whole story to my parents. When my mother got off the phone that night, I recall saying over and over “Mommy they DID tease me, they hurt my feelings!” and my mother would completely understand and know that I wouldn’t make up a story that was so hurtful to me.

As an adult looking back on these experiences, I can’t help but still wonder how people could be so hurtful to others and not see anything wrong with it. What do they really get out of hurting others and making others so upset? Why can’t everyone show kindness towards others? When I was 11 my grandpa passed away and left each of his grandchildren a letter of wisdom. What stuck with me the most, besides hearing the compassion of my grandpa through his words, was his choice to explain how important kindness is to the world: “Be friendly and polite to everybody. Never wait for people to say hello. You say hello to everybody, your friends, relatives, whoever you know.” This is how I have lived my life: with kindness. Treat people how you would like to be treated; don’t wait for others to show you kindness instead show them kindness.

Roar Against Bullying

Roar Against Bullying