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Let's Stop Calling 3-Year-Olds Bullies

Labeling kids as young as 3 as "bullies" becomes a life sentence that limits the chance they will get the help they need to learn to be kind. This is a loss for all.

Labeling kids as young as 3 as "bullies" becomes a life sentence that limits the chance they will get the help they need to learn to be kind. This is a loss for all.

Columbia University Report Details Wide Campus Antisemitism

​A Columbia University task force report illustrates how much hostility Jewish students faced last year and how little help they got from the university.

​A Columbia University task force report illustrates how much hostility Jewish students faced last year and how little help they got from the university.

Is Media Culture Priming the World for Bullies as Leaders?

There is a strong correlation between the rise of social media and smartphones, with the rise of autocratic governments around the world with bullies claiming to be heroes.

There is a strong correlation between the rise of social media and smartphones, with the rise of autocratic governments around the world with bullies claiming to be heroes.

How Much Will a Cruel Action Define a Child Over Time?

How much does the cruel behavior of a child define their later potential to be an authentically caring adult?

How much does the cruel behavior of a child define their later potential to be an authentically caring adult?

This Is What Bad Sports Psychology Looks Like

Anyone who believes that belittling or bullying is necessary for success knows little about sports performance and even less about human psychology.

Anyone who believes that belittling or bullying is necessary for success knows little about sports performance and even less about human psychology.

The Many Faces of Bullying

While kids often justify leaving peers out, excluding others deepens beliefs that they don't belong. Spending time with peers can reduce harmful biases and halt bullying behavior.

While kids often justify leaving peers out, excluding others deepens beliefs that they don't belong. Spending time with peers can reduce harmful biases and halt bullying behavior.

How to Best Support Autistic Children in Grade School and Beyond

Autistic children face a variety of challenges in school, including an increased risk of bullying and social challenges. How can schools create a welcoming space for them?

Autistic children face a variety of challenges in school, including an increased risk of bullying and social challenges. How can schools create a welcoming space for them?

The Psychology Behind Name-Calling in Politics and Beyond

Back-to-school and a polarized nation bring name-calling into the spotlight. Understanding it helps us better recognize, reduce, and stop its slow, corrosive drip into our lives.

Back-to-school and a polarized nation bring name-calling into the spotlight. Understanding it helps us better recognize, reduce, and stop its slow, corrosive drip into our lives.

Can We Create Kinder Schools?

The toll chronic bullying takes on mental health can be worse than the damage done by abusive parents, research finds. Schoolwide character education can help stem the tide.

The toll chronic bullying takes on mental health can be worse than the damage done by abusive parents, research finds. Schoolwide character education can help stem the tide.

Can We Reduce Bullying by Seeing It as a Stress Response?

What if bullying was addressed from a stress response perspective? Looking through this lens opens up the possibilities to remedy bullying conduct.

What if bullying was addressed from a stress response perspective? Looking through this lens opens up the possibilities to remedy bullying conduct.

Should Parents Be Worried About BMI Screenings at School?

In my opinion, states should stop depending on BMI tests and weigh-ins to find children who could require obesity treatments.

In my opinion, states should stop depending on BMI tests and weigh-ins to find children who could require obesity treatments.

6 Keys to Overcoming Limitations

Overcome limitations with a new mindset: Six keys to building your confidence, positivity, and success.

Overcome limitations with a new mindset: Six keys to building your confidence, positivity, and success.

Why Hillary Couldn't Win and Kamala Can

When Hillary lost, people said we weren't ready for a female president. Maybe we needed a female president who knew how to handle an opponent and the opponent's base effectively.

When Hillary lost, people said we weren't ready for a female president. Maybe we needed a female president who knew how to handle an opponent and the opponent's base effectively.

Why Would Trump's Shooter's School Deny He Was Bullied?

Personal Perspective: The high school attended by Donald Trump's attempted assassin has been denying that he had been bullied at their school, motivated by a fear of lawsuits.

Personal Perspective: The high school attended by Donald Trump's attempted assassin has been denying that he had been bullied at their school, motivated by a fear of lawsuits.

Where Are All the Average Child Athletes?

Anyone familiar with youth sports knows that the lines of demarcation between athletic and nonathletic kids are drawn early on. Where do “ordinary” kids go to learn a new game?

Anyone familiar with youth sports knows that the lines of demarcation between athletic and nonathletic kids are drawn early on. Where do “ordinary” kids go to learn a new game?

When Humor Hurts: The Ethics of Joking and Comedy

Because humor can sometimes trigger ill feelings, philosophers and scientists are studying the phenomenon to help determine how we can balance free speech and mutual respect.

Because humor can sometimes trigger ill feelings, philosophers and scientists are studying the phenomenon to help determine how we can balance free speech and mutual respect.

What We Should Learn About Bullying From Trump's Shooter

Personal Perspective: The assassination attempt against Donald Trump reveals that the movement to reduce violence by eradicating bullying has backfired.

Personal Perspective: The assassination attempt against Donald Trump reveals that the movement to reduce violence by eradicating bullying has backfired.

Will Trump's Shooting Bring Us Together or Pull Us Apart?

Polarization grows worse or better but doesn't stand still. While us-against-them thinking is generally driven by bully leaders, we don't have to accept this in the words we use.

Polarization grows worse or better but doesn't stand still. While us-against-them thinking is generally driven by bully leaders, we don't have to accept this in the words we use.

How to Be Assertive with Adult Bullies

Adult bullying may be on the rise. You can protect yourself with these simple steps.

Adult bullying may be on the rise. You can protect yourself with these simple steps.

Workplace Bullying: Weaponizing Belonging at Work

Workplace bullying, at its core, is the weaponization of belonging and the revocation of a person's connection to her work community and self.

Workplace bullying, at its core, is the weaponization of belonging and the revocation of a person's connection to her work community and self.

The Dark Side of Leadership: Introducing the Micromanager

Leadership is about guiding, not gripping. By loosening the reins of micromanagement, you can empower your team and create a workplace where everyone thrives.

Leadership is about guiding, not gripping. By loosening the reins of micromanagement, you can empower your team and create a workplace where everyone thrives.

How to Check a Bully's Contempt, Mockery, and One-Upmanship

The childishness and social competitiveness of bullies might overwhelm you. Yet the power and control tactics they use are predictable, which means you can prepare before engaging.

The childishness and social competitiveness of bullies might overwhelm you. Yet the power and control tactics they use are predictable, which means you can prepare before engaging.

How to Set Limits on Bullying in Congress—and Anywhere Else

Bullying appears to be increasing everywhere, including in the halls of Congress. Committees and individuals need to learn how to set limits and impose consequences on bullies.

Bullying appears to be increasing everywhere, including in the halls of Congress. Committees and individuals need to learn how to set limits and impose consequences on bullies.