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She encouraged teaching chil-
dren to report bullying to an
adult with a simple "in-out rule!'
Tattling: If it will get another
child in trouble, don't tell. Telling:
If it will get you or another child
out of trouble, don't tell. If it is
both — an adult needs to know.
Her advice was to teach chil-
dren the difference between teas-,
ing and taunting. Teasing is what
we do with our friends in a light-
hearted way, and we can swap
roles. Taunting is one-sided,
intended to harm; and laughter is
directed at the target, not with
the target.
If your child is bullied, she said
not to minimize the bully's
behavior or tell your child to fight
back. Do tell them they are not
alone and it's not their fault, then
report it.
Coloroso's advice resonated
with her audience.
"She didn't make a distinction
between the way kids dehuman-
ize others on an individual basis
and the way groups of people
dehumanize through genocide,"
said Bonnie Medwed of West
Bloomfield, an Opening the
Doors educator.
"She was phenomenal," said
Susie Citrin of Birmingham.
"This has broader significance. If
we can react to the bullies with
the positive tools that she gave ...
the world would be a better
place."
Dr. Jeffrey Betman of
Farmington Hills, a psychologist,
said: "She's a champion for the
victim without blaming the vic-
tim!' Ei

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