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Could Babies Serve As a Cure for Bullies?

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Nov 12th 2010 4:00PM

This face could soften any bully. Credit: Getty Images
"Hey, Mr. Bully, take this baby and shove it," might be just the thing to say the next time a mean guy gets in your face. We're often told the only way to fight a bully is to stick up ...Hand a bully a baby and he might just lose his mean streak.
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Program uses babies to prevent bullying

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Jun 1st 2006 12:00PM

A Canadian program designed to stop bullying in classrooms is being proposed in New Zealand schools. The Roots of Empathy program aims to reduce aggression and violence in the classrooms using babies.  Eight-to-nine year old children "adopt" an ...
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