TYLER \u2014 An informative event was held in Tyler over the weekend to address a growing problem. Saturday\u2019s bullying conference in Tyler, \u201cThe bully, the bullied and the bystander\u201d featured noted author and speaker Barbara Coloroso. Her goal was to inform and educate about what bullying is and what it isn\u2019t. \u201cIt begins about age 5 with little girls feeling it\u2019s ok to exclude other little girls and works all the way up to the point where we have young people killing themselves cause they can\u2019t take it anymore,\u201d Coloroso said. Coloroso considers bullying to be inflicting pain on another and taking pleasure in that pain.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an age-old problem, but bullying has recently gotten a technological face-lift. \u201cInternet and cell phones, cyber bullying, that has such a tremendous impact. It used to be years ago, I could go home and get away from the targeting but now our young people are facing it 24\/7,\u201d Coloroso said.<\/p>\n
She says stopping the cycle of bullying is a community job, because neither parents nor schools can do it alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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