by Amanda Goodman | Aug 29, 2019 | Bullying
“Why is this happening? It’s the first week of school and bullying is out of control?” Not everyone is going to like what I have to say. And that’s okay. But if you know me, or of me, then you know that I am unapologetically real. I have zero...
by Amanda Goodman | Jun 6, 2019 | Bullying
Not another one. I whispered that to myself while I was in the waiting room of a doctor’s office. “Dan James Richards, of Creston, died on May 30 at the age of 16.” Dan ended his life after being bullied…relentlessly. The rest of the obituary...
by Amanda Goodman | Apr 29, 2019 | Bullying, Mom Life
There is nothing more uncomfortable than hearing your child has been the “mean kid.” Trust me, I’ve been there. But can we take off the rose-colored glasses and remove the blinders for a second because there are kids who are screaming for help. A few...
by Amanda Goodman | Apr 9, 2019 | Bullying, Social Media
Trolls. Wikipedia defines it as “a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the Internet to distract and sow discord by posting inflammatory and digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or...
by Amanda Goodman | Feb 6, 2019 | Bullying, Child Safety
“A lie doesn’t become truth…wrong doesn’t become right…evil doesn’t become good just because it’s accepted by the majority.” About a month ago is when I first heard the allegations of...
by Amanda Goodman | Dec 7, 2018 | Bullying, Social Issues
“The holiday TV classic “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” is seriously problematic.” Thanks for that tweet Huff Post (cue my eye-roll) but my kids and I will continue to watch Rudolph every single year. You know why? Because there are MAJOR life lessons packed into...
