Adult Tinkerbell Halloween Costume

Our Adult Tinkerbell Halloween Costume features a green top, skirt and detachable wings. This is the officially licensed Adult Tinkerbell Halloween costume from Disney.

For office bullies, every day is Halloween. And that's because office bullies wear masks all year around; they fear exposing their inner weakness. You can use this trait to your advantage when a bully insults or criticizes you in front of others. Try implementing these steps when you face bullying in the workplace:

Take a deep breath and allow yourself time to process the comment. Recognize the insult for what it is-and is not. It is not a constructive suggestion for change. It is a bully's challenge, designed to embarrass you.

Give yourself time to quiet your natural desire to defend yourself. Defensiveness puts you in a weaker position. Instead, allow silence to form around the bully's words.

You can experiment by asking the bully direct questions, such as "What makes you think that?" "How do you see that quality in my action?" This puts the onus on the bully to respond. Since there's likely to be little data or back up to support their original comment, the bully may have to back down.

Use the "broken record technique," that is, repeat your questions until the bully responds. Stating your question firmly and with confidence is key. There's nothing a bully fears more than being unmasked. When you remain calm, in control and ask questions, you're likely to expose the bully's weakness-her ability to think clearly and support her conclusions.

Confronting a bully's criticism in public takes self-control and practice. When you're ready, try another strategy:

Repeat the attack in your own words (paraphrase) and ask, "Is this what you mean?" For example, suppose the bully says, "These weak sales figures are your fault." After you recognize the insult as workplace bullying and allow silence (see numbers one and two above), say, "Are you saying that I alone am responsible for a five percent drop in sales in the first quarter?"

Ask the bully to tell you specifically what you did and ask for a possible solution, for example, "Can you be more specific...?"

State what you will do to implement the solution.

If the bully persists with another "helpful" suggestion or attack, clearly state again what you're willing to do and end the conversation. For example, "I'll take your suggestion and follow up with you [in a specific time period]. Let's move on."

There's something else to take into account. Targets often believe that everyone in the office is against them, especially the bully. This is usually not the case. The squeaky wheel does not necessarily earn the respect!

When you stand up to office bullies and unmask them you are acting not only for yourself but also for others. Who knows, they may be the next ones to be singled out by the bully. Most folks want to spend their time working, not dealing with bullying at work. Once you have established that you can hold your own in the face of a bully's criticism, others will side with you.

Make sure that Halloween is a part of your office celebration only once a year. Learn how to unmask the bully.

Valerie Cade is a workplace bullying expert and author of Bully Free At Work. Find out the Top 39 Tips to stop workplace bullying

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Elizabethian Queen Child Costume

Includes long velvet gown with wire hoop, high Elizabethian style collar, gold accents and details and golden crown. Available in child sizes Small (4-6), Medium (8-10), and Large (12-14). Necklace not included.

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of Oct 31st. It includes trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, carving Jack-o-lanterns and visiting haunted houses. Halloween has always been a controversial subject for Christians. Is it a evil, satanic holiday or not? Can christian children still observe the holiday and just have fun? Traditionally, Halloween was known as All Hallow's Eve, which was when the dead were remembered. The early settlers came from England and they brought beliefs about ghosts and witches with them. In the 1800's, many immigrants from Ireland and Scotland arrived in the U.S. and introduced their Halloween traditions. German immigrants brought their witchcraft and Haitian and African people brought voodoo, black cats, fire and witchcraft as well. So now that we know a bit of how Halloween came to America, is it possible for Christians to celebrate Halloween without compromising their faith?

Christians tend to have different ways to celebrate Halloween. Some people choose to have a "Harvest Party" and some just stay away from dressing their children in ghost and goblin costumes choosing to wear princess, cowboy and super-hero costumes instead. The Bible doesn't speak about Halloween, but gives us principles to follow. In Exodus 22:18 and others, witchcraft was punishable by death. And in the New Testament, Acts 8:9-24 talks about Simon's mix of occultism and Christianity not being approved by God.

So, should Christians celebrate Halloween or not? There is nothing evil about christian children dressing up in non-evil costumes and asking for candy. But there are anti-christian things that have to be avoided. Such as, dressing up in evil looking costumes, practicing witchcraft and playing with Ouija boards for instance. Christian parents need to make sure that their life reflects a saved life and a godly environment. And sometimes having a "harvest festival" in our churches instead can promote this environment as well. Another idea may be to hand out scriptures along with the candy to share God's word to people and their children. The decision is ultimately ours to make. In 1 Peter 1:16, God says; "Be Holy, as I am Holy." And if we remember to do this, we will continue to walk in the light because in God there is no darkness.

Wanda is a wife, mother, public speaker and contributing author of EzineArticles.com. She has been writing about God and spirituality for over 20 years and has researched the bible and its history. Wanda also specializes in christian poetry and children books and believes and teaches that regardless of a person's background or their mistakes of the past, God has a place for them.

She is the publisher and bestselling author of "Kids Ask The Darndest Things About God And The Beginning- Answers From The First Five Books Of The Bible" available at http://www.amazon.com

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