BRRC Blog Articles
Bullying Legislation in Colorado 2021
Bullying Legislation in Colorado 2021 By Dru Ahlborg, BRRC As our nation and our state begin cautiously to emerge from the pandemic, we are starting to congregate and socialize and children are heading back to in-person learning on a permanent basis. While most kids...
Bullying and Autistic Children
Bullying and Autistic Children. Why it Happens, and How to Help Prevent and Stop it. By Dru Ahlborg, BRRC “It’s really cool that everybody’s a little different, but the same, too.” – Julia the four-year-old girl with autism on Sesame Street According to...
The Do-Nothing Principal
The Do-Nothing Principal Adapted from Dr. Ben Leichtling, PhD www.BulliesBeGone.com When my son was in sixth and seventh grade, he was relentlessly bullied. He was verbally, physically and relationally bullied. The short version of our experience is that his dad and...
Kindness
The How and Why of Kindness “Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” — Bob Kerry There are several definitions of kindness that resonate an organization that defends bullied children and helps rebuild...
It’s Time to Stop Ignoring the Bully in the Room
By Dru Ahlborg, Bullying Recovery Resource Center Bullying Recovery Resource Center focuses on the bullying of school-aged children. That is where our expertise lies and that is where we can make the biggest impact and changes. The fact of the matter is that bullies...
2020 – End of Year Letter
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” - Aesop Happy Holidays: As we wrap up this very eventful year of 2020, I wanted to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to the BRRC community. In March, BRRC hosted a community event, “Connect Through Magic”,...