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Play Can Cure Cyberbullying

Published: July 20th, 2009

A basic component of cyberbullying can be overridden by playfulness or a desire to play. Sounds odd, but decades of study now reveal that “play deprivation” can lead some folks to bullying. Stuart Brown is the founder and director of the National Institute for Play and shares some compelling examples. One example even includes animals — a polar bear and domesticated dogs — that would play, day after day, rather than participating in the food chain. Click this to read the news at ConnectSafely.org. You might also want to see The Serious Need for Play at ScientificAmerican.com.

This entry was posted on Monday, July 20th, 2009 at 11:15 pm and is filed under Health, Kids, Parenting, Safety. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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