December 21, 2010
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Bullying
71% of students say that bullying is a problem at their school. How do we teach our children about bullying? Some parents teach their kids to stand up for themselves while others teach them non-reaction. Both could be right depending upon the situation. Their are coaches that believe a child needs a “thick skin” and can borderline on bullying themselves. I can’t say I have the full answer. I know that adults have a huge part in that problem. Parents can’t overreact and protect their children from everything.
What would you tell a child that is being bullied?
Word of the Day
Capricious [ca·pri·cious] adj. Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. “He’s such a capricious boss I never know how he’ll react.”
Comments (3)
I was bullied all through school, including H.S. Back in my day, I can’t believe I am really old enough now to use the term, we just had to suck it up. Tattling didn’t do much good. I’ve heard and read about different ideas, including watching Dr. Phil on the subject and many of them sound good, but there isn’t one answer. What works for some, might not work for other and in some cases, nothing seems to work at all, I don’t know what to tell a kid that’s being bullied other than to learn to stand up and fight back, even then, who’s knows if that’ll work or not. It’s sad this even has to happen, but all too often it does and sometimes with deadly consequences..
My kids know to fight back the best they can if bullied, then to immediately tell a trusted teacher and us. They also know to defend anyone being bullied. We’ve had a boy in our county commit suicide b/c of bullying so my boys know how tragic it can be. It’s sad that so many adults and children have to be mean to feel validated.
I believe that those who bully should be legally held accountable for all damage done…just saying.
My view is that “bullying” these days is much more serious than when I was in elementary school or high school. We did a certain amount ot “taunting” in my day, but nothing like the extent of harassment and bullying that is going on today. All I know is that both the parents and schools need to take the problem seriously and band together to do something about it. It’s hard to believe that parents of bulliers would not take charge of their child and make sure he or she will not be doing it to anyone; but my sense is that these parents are not teaching their children to respect others. I agree with the comment by stephenmustang, especially with the final sentence.
~~Peace, Joy, Prayers ‘n Cheers