Children and Television Violence

Violence on television affects children negatively, according to psychological research.
The three major effects of seeing violence on television are:
Children may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others. Children may be more fearful of the world around them. Children may be more likely to behave in aggressive ways toward others.
Studies by George [...]

Bullies in the Workplace

What is Workplace Bullying?

In many ways, it is similar to playground bullying; except that as adults it should no longer be an issue. It is aggressive behavior that should be personally contained, but for some reason is not. Bullying involves more than one incident of aggressive negative behavior. It is a repeated pattern of negative [...]

Bullying, A Real Problem For Our School Age Children

Bullying in our society is at epidemic proportions. So many of our youngsters are the victims of bullies at schools and on the streets. Many youth go to bed scared at night and wake up terrified each morning if they sleep at all, as the result of bullying. Victims live in constant fear for their [...]

Dealing With Violence, Frayed Relations and Black Eyes

Domestic violence, in spite of the progress made by the human mind, is a harsh reality that more often than not is kept under wraps. It can be recognized from a pattern of dominating and aggressive behavior demonstrated by an adult towards another.

In the United States alone, as many as 4 million women are known [...]

The Economy and Domestic Violence: What if You Are the One With a Short Fuse?

Across the United States and around the world, the effects of the financial crisis continue to spread – foreclosures are widespread, banks are being taken over, stock markets are erratic, credit is frozen and bankruptcies are increasing. No one can predict with certainty the long-term effects on the economy, but most pundits agree that this [...]

Help, My Dog is Too Aggressive and the Neighbors are Mad

People love keeping dogs as pets. This is because dogs prove to be best companions and also make your home a lovely place to live in. However, there are several problems one requires to face with dogs. One of these includes aggressive behavior. Dog aggression is very common. However, this often proves to be a [...]

Women…Single Or Married…Younger Or Older…Should Carry Some Sort Of Self Defense Items!

As long as you are an adult and can comfortably carry and use one of these items without any kind of physical or mental limitation or challenge which would prevent you from effectively using the item, you should carry a self defense item! As long as you are not residing in a city or state [...]