Are Bullies After Our Culture?
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David Bollier's Brand Name Bullies seeks to expose the 'quest to own and control our culture.' But the book's real value is in its numerous case studies of copyright and trademark battles. By Amit Asaravala.
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Western knockoffs and Islamic bling: Debunking some popular stereotypes of life in Iran.
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PARIS -- Adolescent violence linked to video-upload sites on the Internet is inspiring governments around the world to crack down on cyber-bullying, with arrests, fines, and jail sentences.
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Gabe: You might have seen this story on CNN about the teens that murdered a homeless guy and then equated it to the sort of thrill one might get from a violent video game. There will be plenty of articles focusing on these kids and their crime. I"d like to take a second and talk about the parents of these teenagers instead. It is the job of a parent to teach their children certain rules. Obviously the rules themselves and the emphasis each family places on them will vary, but there are certain universal constants that these parents obviously failed to pass on.
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By Marni Pyke  mpyke@@dailyherald.com  About this series "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors," somebody once said, "we borrow it from our children." We didn't always think that way, of course.
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TORONTO (CP) - When firmly spoken words fail to prevent junior from throwing CDs across the room at his younger sister, many parents resort to physical punishment or yelling. But children raised by parents who use these methods of discipline are more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviour, a Statistics Canada study indicates.
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Children who have a poor diet are more likely to become aggressive and anti-social, US researchers believe.
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ACEH BESAR, Indonesia -- Children returned to school in this rural Indonesian district yesterday, some in freshly cleaned uniforms, others raggedy in bare, muddy feet. Many remained edgy two weeks after southern Asia's earthquake and tsunami catastrophe.
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Ryan Patrick Halligan was bullied for months online. Classmates sent the 13-year-old Essex Junction, Vt., boy instant messages calling him gay. He was threatened, taunted and insulted incessantly by so-called cyberbullies.
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My son had a problem recently with a classmate who was acting very aggressively when they played tag. Whenever it was this little boy's turn to chase the kids, he always ran after my son to tag him out first.
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Children who are exposed to domestic violence in the home may have less behavior problems if the couple takes time to help them express and manage their emotions, new study findings show.
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L'episodio di bullismo e' avvenuto nell'Astigiano
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A 15-year-old girl who had been bullied by another teen was fatally stabbed by a group armed with stun guns and knives, authorities, witnesses and her family said. Four people were arrested, including a 17-year-old girl.
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Children must learn to cope with teasing to help them develop resilience, a leading expert says.
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Cartoon characters adored by kids seized the spotlight in the latest flare-up of America's culture wars, but the debate itself poses serious questions for adults involving the depiction of gays and lesbians in materials for teaching children about diversity and tolerance.
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Our emotions allow us to ignore some threats as we grow overly concerned with others
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The New York Times has recently run a piece pondering the renowned nation of Canada, and whether it has fallen from its once lofty heights of international greatness.    "A country is not just a health system."  This is the sentiment of one of a few Canadian authors recently lamenting the decline of Canadian engagement around the world.  The question then becomes: what makes a nation great?  Why would Canadians resent the place of  their placid and peaceful country?  And, what does this say about the roles taken on by other influential nations around the world?