Friday, September 13, 2013

Preventing Bullying and Cyber-Bullying with After-School Programs


Preventing Bullying and Cyber-Bullying with After-School Programs 
written by: Master McCorry

The kids are back to school with hopes of a new beginning. However, the reality of school life is somewhat different nowadays. Perils like bullying and cyber-bullying give sleepless nights to many children and snatch away a happy school life from them. Defining Bullying and Cyber-Bullying According to Massachusetts laws, any repeated expression that causes physical/emotional harm to the victim or creates an unfriendly atmosphere for the victim at school can be termed bullying. Further, the definition states that bullying encroaches on a victim’s rights as a student and hampers his/her educational process. If these attempts take place via an electronic medium, it may be termed cyber-bullying. Assuming victim’s cyber identity, impersonation, spreading rumors and harmful messages - all fall under cyber-bullying.

The After-effects of Bullying Bullying and Cyber-Bullying are damaging to both the bully and the victim. The victim suffers short-term consequences such as losing self-confidence, inhibition, poor performance at school and lack of enthusiasm. In complicated cases, victims develop long-term consequences such as depression and mental disorders. Bullies too face long-term consequences. In later life, they turn to anti-social deeds and usually end up being deviant and isolated from the society.
Preventing Cyber-Bullying and Bullying The Massachusetts government aims at preventing bullying at both school grounds and school-related localities as well as at other places that are not related to school. Measures are to be taken against cyber-bullying as well. Kids shall be provided with age-appropriate awareness on preventing bullying. A plan for preventing bullying should be created in consultation with the school authorities, the local administrators, parents and students. The plan shall include procedures for reporting bullying, procedures through which action shall be taken against bullying, the different disciplinary actions, procedures for protecting victims, and recovery measures like counseling. Parents should be informed of the instances of bullying, and staffs should be empowered to counter bullying.

Can After-School Programs Prevent Bullying? Surveys point out that juvenile crimes mostly occur between 3 to 6 PM. This is also the time during which most instances of bullying are reported. Children who do not have a particular place to go during the after-school hours usually spend this time simply walking through the streets, or in school grounds like the playground, library or gym. Naturally, this increases the chances of bullying.


 The benefits of after-school programs are two: on one hand, after-school
courses offer a safe abode for the kids during these dangerous hours. On the other hand, kids get the opportunity to use these hours creatively, by learning a new extracurricular activity. Recent budget cuts have made after-school classes an affordable choice. In short, after-school courses are a better option compared to traditional daycare.
Bruce McCorry’s After-School Martial Art Program Bruce McCorry’s Center for Martial Arts (Peabody, Massachusetts) is renowned for their forty-year-long service to the area of martial arts. After-school Martial Art Program (AMP) is an expedient after-school course offered by the academy, with nationwide recognition. AMP follows an exceptional curriculum developed by professionals. Through AMP, your child gets a great opportunity to train himself/herself to a black belt. Bruce McCorry’s offers transport from children’s day school to the AMP center for a small fee. 

Seize the opportunity and enroll your kids for the new batch that joins
this Season.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Karate Classes For Kids at Bruce McCorry's

Benefits of Karate Classes For Kids at Bruce McCorry's 
written by: Master McCorry

Karate is such a popular martial art that when the common man comes across the term martial art, he usually thinks in terms of Karate. Nowadays, Karate is the trend among martial arts lovers, thanks to the studies and surveys that proved the merits of Karate, and to the Hollywood movies that brought Karate closer to the common man. Karate is as effective for children as they are for adults. Here are some of the major advantages of Karate classes for kids. Karate Classes and Kids: The Benefits



Physical Benefits
Karate makes your child physically strong and healthy. Their body becomes
flexible and they face less chances of developing lifestyle diseases when
they grow old. By making them fit, Karate helps them to overcome the usual
childhood health problems. Children develop immunity and become less prone
to common illnesses. Karate makes kids energetic. Karate learners do not
get tired easily compared to other kids. It helps kids to excel in physical
activities such as games, athletics and dance.

Social Benefits
Social benefits of Karate are many. Karate-learning kids become
self-confident and sociable. They develop social skills such as mingling
with others, cooperating and respecting others. They become less judgmental
and learn to appreciate the goodness in others. They develop
self-discipline. Karate helps kids to overcome inhibition, introversion and
hesitation. Because of Karate, kids become competent.
Mental Benefits
Karate involves quick action, quick reaction, rational analysis and fast
thinking. These attributes help karate learners to be quick and pragmatic
thinkers. Their mind starts working in a logical and realistic way. As a
result, such kids become very efficient in those aspects of studies that
need quick and rational thinking such as mathematics and science.

Judgment and Defense Karate makes kids more aware of their surroundings. Their quick thinking abilities warn them of any approaching danger. Let it be any emergency – unacceptable behavior from a stranger, an assault attempt, or a physical emergency like an accident – karate learners get warned quickly and they react accordingly. Karate comes to help as an effective defense against many dangers such as bullying, hazing and violence against kids.

Outlet for Excess Energy Childhood is mostly a phase of excess energy. You might have noticed many kids who move around constantly, never settling anywhere calmly, always throwing tantrums to attract attention. These are all the ways in which they unknowingly try to burn off their excess energy. Karate acts as an outlet for this excess energy. Studies have proven that kids who channel their excess energy to Karate act calmly otherwise. They throw fewer tantrums and they misbehave less.

Karate at Bruce McCorry’s Academy If you are in lookout for Karate classes in Peabody and all surrounding towns within the North Shore with international standard, Bruce McCorry’s Martial Arts Center (Peabody, MA) is your destination. For the last forty years, Bruce McCorry’s has been imparting the precious lessons of Karate to aspirants from all corners of the world. Karate at Bruce McCorry’s stands apart mainly because of its exclusive syllabus. Karate for Kids is practiced under expert supervision with the kids’ safety as the principal concern. The highlights of Bruce McCorry’s Karate are experienced teachers, a vivacious academy, a great opportunity of exposure and good quality training. Karate learners at Bruce McCorry’s are in for a change in their lives.
 

Visit www.brucemccorrys.com or call today for more info (978) 535-7878 

Proudly serving Peabody and all surrounding North Shore MA towns such as:
Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Burlington, Danvers, Essex,
Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence,
Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton,
Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Reading,
Revere, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Stoneham, Swampscott,
Topsfield, Wakefield, Wenham, West Newbury, Woburn and Boston.