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Your audience will also learn/discuss:
- Whose fault is bullying—and who should stop it?
- What 9 warning signs show that your kid is being bullied—and what 5 things must you do immediately?
- What are the top 5 reasons why kids don't stop bullies right away—and why your kid should act anyway?
- Do you encourage your child to use the 7 strategies that definitely don’t stop bullies?
- Do principals create scapegoats (victims) because they’re afraid of facing bullies and their parents?
- Is the government getting too involved in stopping normal kid behavior—are we creating a generation of sissies and weaklings? Do we need anti-bullying and cyber bullying laws?
- How girls harass and bully other girls—and how your daughter can protect herself.
- Why telling kids to understand bullies hurts their chances of stopping abuse.
- Why bullies don't act nicer when you’re sweet and kind, and when you give them what they want?
- How your kid can stand up to bullies and still not become one.
- If kids stand up to bullies, will their friends stop liking them?
- 3 ways guaranteed to stop bullies without wasting time rehabilitating them.
- How can you help a child who always puts himself down and gives up easily—how to stop self-bullying, self-talk?
Ben Leichtling, Ph.D.
Ben Leichtling, Ph.D., has studied how to stop bullies since his childhood on the mean streets of New York City. He has six children, thirteen grandchildren, and lives in Denver, home of Columbine High School.
After a 23 year career as a research scientist, he became a practical, down-to-earth coach and consultant to help parents monitor and guide their kids in the real world full of bullies.
He is a nationally syndicated columnist and over 300 of his articles have appeared in business, trade and psychotherapy publications across the country. His expertise has been featured in Woman's Day, Family Circle, USA Weekend, Entrepreneur and the Harvard Management Update.
In plain English, not psycho-jargon, Dr. Ben has written books of his case studies, “Parenting Bully-Proof Kids” and “How to Stop Bullies in their Tracks.”
Dr. Ben is a member of the National Speakers Association and its Colorado Chapter.
Sample interview questions for Dr. Ben, author of “Parenting Bully-Proof Kids”:
- Would you tell us how you came up with these ideas/techniques/methods? (answer takes 30 seconds )
- Whose fault is harassment, bullying and abuse—and who should stop it? (30 seconds)
- What are the 9 warning signs that kids are being harassed or bullied? (1 minute)
- What 5 questions must parents ask if their kid isn’t talking? (30 seconds)
- What must parents do immediately if they suspect their kid is being bullied? (1 minute)
- What are the 7 early warning signs of sneaky, manipulative, critical, righteous, controlling Stealth Bullies? (1 minute)
- Do Stealth Bullies really cause more damage than overt bullies? (30 seconds)
- What 6 tests distinguish between a true friend and a Stealth Bully? (30 seconds)
- Are Stealth Bullies easier or harder to stop than overt bullies?—5 Reasons that Stealth Bullies are harder to stop (30 seconds)
- Do girls harass and bully other girls more than boys? (1 minute)
- What are the top 5 reasons why kids don't stop bullies right away—and why should kids act anyway? (90 seconds)
- What 7 strategies do well-meaning parents teach kids that make them bigger targets for bullies? (1 minute)
- What 5 things do most parents not know about bullies that make their children bigger targets (30 seconds)
- What 5 things do well-meaning parents typically tell their children that make them bigger targets for bullies? (30 seconds)
- What must parents tell their kids instead? (90 seconds)
- Do principals create scapegoats (victims) because they’re afraid of facing bullies and their bullying parents?
- What are 4 crucial things school principals don’t want us to know when they don’t stop bullies. (1 minute)
- What are 5 ways you can force principals to protect your kids? (30 seconds)
- “Moments of truth” scare principals and teachers—what are they and what can you do to help them. (1 minute)
- Is the government getting too involved in stopping normal kid behavior—are we creating a generation of sissies and weaklings?
- Does bullying really leave scars? (30 seconds)
- Do we need stop-bullying and stop-cyber bullying laws? (1 minute)
- What are the 3 most important things parents must do right now, before school starts, to prepare for school bullies—To set-up stop-bullying programs and make them effective? (1 minute)
- What 7 things must parents do immediately when they find out that kids are being bullied? (1 minute)
- What’s the secret to stopping bullies without wasting time rehabilitating them? (1 minute)
- Should bullies be avoided or confronted?—Would you know what to do if your child is bullied?
- What 5 things must your kid do to stop a Stealth Bully? (30 seconds)
- Can listeners begin immediately – even if their plans don’t cover all the possibilities?
- What 4 things parents must do immediately when kids are targets of cyber bullying? (1 minute)
- Everyone’s situation is different; how can your methods work for them all? (30 seconds)
- If kids stand up to bullies, will their friends stop liking them or will they become bullies themselves? (30 seconds)
- How does bullying self-talk destroy kids’ self-esteem and self-confidence—and what 5 things should parents do to stop it? (90 seconds)
- How can listeners get copies of your books and CDs? (30 seconds)
- Can people call you for coaching?