Marji Lipshez-Shapiro, educational director of the Connecticut office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a nonprofit civil rights and human relations agency, Hamden. She has been with the ADL for nearly 20 years and has spoken at hundreds of schools about bullying. www.adl.org
Parents' well-meaning efforts can backfire Children targeted by bullies can develop lifelong problems with depression, anger, trust and/or self-esteem. Unfortunately,…