Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Fighting Bullying With Babies

The New York Times (New York, NY) November 8, 2010


"Imagine there was a cure for meanness. Well, maybe there is.
The typical institutional response to bullying is to get tough. In the Tyler Clementi case, prosecutors are considering bringing hate-crime charges. But programs like the one I want to discuss today show the potential of augmenting our innate impulses to care for one another instead of just falling back on punishment as a deterrent. And what’s the secret formula? A baby." Read More

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