Anti-Bullying PSA: The Price of Silence

 

We have had a wonderful start off to our Anti- Bullying Month.
First We asked some questions about Acceptance which is our character trait of the month.
The kids each defined it as they understand it.

They then each gave us what they believed to be the opposite of Acceptance...Rejection.
We then asked them to write down if they had ever been rejected and if they had ever experienced rejection.

They also had to think of someone they knew who exemplified acceptance and also rejection to them.
We then had them read the scripture for the month.

Romans 15:7

Accept one another,then, as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.


We sat down in front of the computer and watched a you tube video.
make sure to check out this video. (above)

We also wrote out the word MEAN in huge letters on a dry erase board as we had our discussion.
Next week we will continue the dry erase board thought and also work on some great slogans and posters for our home. I have a few more videos and songs selected as well. I am getting some great feedback from the kids and am very happy with the way it is causing them to open up their thoughts to me as well.

October....Anti-Bullying Month

This is a subject that is delicate yet needs to be addressed. We are such a sensitive bunch... us humans. Yes... Words do cause damage... regardless of what you have heard. Nonacceptance and rejection abound today and the repercussions on our society are felt every day. Teenage suicide is at an all time high! This should not be! We started our devotions out by viewing the movie Hidden In Silence. It is a true story about a teenage girl who hid Jews in her attic during the Holocaust. The intolerance displayed in the movie was a hard one to bear, but necessary to fully understand the impact it has on society!