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Q & A: How Should Parents Deal With Bullying?

Bullying is inescapable, in Owings Mills or otherwise. Let's talk about how to deal with it.

The aches and pains of being an adolescent, and then a young adult, are literal and inevitable.

So, what to do when "bullies" start cropping up? Name-calling or worse, it's a real problem kids face. The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration has developed a website called "Stop Bullying Now" as a resource for kids and parents to understand the issue.

Have stories, good or bad, and tips to share about bullying in Owings Mills? Post it below in our comments section.

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And, since we're all busy moms, dads, or otherwise, I've added an extra incentive to this week's talk: For every comment you post from now until Wednesday, March 2, I will enter you in a drawing for a $10 Visa gift card.

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