Drugs... Alcohol... Sexting... School-shootings... And a bullying epidemic that, despite massive media attention, shows no signs of going away.
In fact, because of smartphone and social media it's worse and scarier than ever.
My name is Ran Zohar, and for over 30 years now I've been on a mission to
empower as many kids as possible with the mind-set and skill-set to stand up to bullies, peer-pressure and other dangerous and negative influences.
If you're like most parents, teachers, and anyone who cares for children, you too are worried that sooner or later your kids will fall victim to bullying.
Statistically speaking, they almost certainly will.
Unfortunately, most parents are at a loss about who to turn to or what they can do to prevent it from happening.
School Districts are spending thousands of dollars on ineffective anti-bullying programs and promoting “Stop bullying” campaigns, none of which have proven to be very effective in protecting every single child from being bullied.
In fact, the best schools can manage is to punish the bully AFTER the bullying has already occurred and the psychological damage has been done.
What's even worse, is that some of the "anti bullying" programs I've come across in my extensive research actually teach kids methods that are at best impractical, and at worst would actually make things worse for the victim.
So how is this program is different?
I don't believe the answer is in trying to rid the world of bullies - that's naive and unrealistic.
I believe the answer is in empowering our kids with the know-how (skill set) and mental/emotional resilience (mind-set) to successfully avoid and defuse virtually any bullying situation.
