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5:35 pm

Mon April 30, 2012

Parents, Teens, & Bullying

Dr. Wes Crenshaw is a Kansas Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified in Couples and Family Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)

By Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske

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It's become all too common: kids bullying other kids.

4:04 pm

Mon April 23, 2012

Teen's Suicide Prompts Anti-Bullying Editorial

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Originally published on Mon April 23, 2012 6:39 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

Yesterday, the Sioux City Journal in Iowa did something it had never done before. It devoted the entire front page of its Sunday paper to an editorial. The headline, "We Must Stop Bullying, It Starts Here and It Starts Now." That editorial came soon after a 14-year-old Iowa boy named Kenneth Weishuhn committed suicide. He had been subjected to bullying and death threats after he told friends he was gay.

Mitch Pugh is editor of the Sioux City Journal and he joins me now.

2:39 am

Mon April 23, 2012

Children With Autism Are Often Targeted By Bullies

Credit Courtesy of the Mahoney family

Abby Mahoney, 13, has Asperger's syndrome. She says she has memorized nearly everything there is to know about Star Wars. Her enthusiasm for the subject helped make her the target of a bullying boy.

By Jon Hamilton

Originally published on Mon April 23, 2012 8:42 am

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Lots of kids get bullied. But kids with autism are especially vulnerable.

A new survey by the Interactive Autism Network found that nearly two-thirds of children with autism spectrum disorders have been bullied at some point. And it found that these kids are three times as likely as typical kids to have been bullied in the past month.

7:46 am

Fri January 13, 2012

Top Of The Morning News: Friday, January 13, 2012

By Maria Carter

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR:

Missouri Supreme Court Hears Redistricting Lawsuits
Brownback’s Budget Proposal Restores Some Arts Funding
New Play Tackles Bullying and Disability