Friday, September 19, 2014

Bullying -How Parents Can Prevent It From Happening

By Michael Saturday


Skilled and learned specialists are now conscious of the intense influence that bullying has on a child. Bullying has some very dismal consequences on some young people; they are literally unable to live with it. Bullying was somewhat localized before, we now have to consider the computer as a new arena for them to hassle their prey. Fortunately, there are ways for parents to help their kids avoid becoming bullying victims, and we'll be looking at some of these in this article.

cyber-bullying, a type of bullying that can happen on the web, is very recent in our modern culture. Earlier generations may have had problems with bullies, but at least when they got home they could feel safe. These bullies often lurk in chat rooms, and may even send e-mail to your children once they know what their address is. This type of bullying is just as damaging, so do not underestimate its power. Online bullying is just as painful, and probably more damaging, then physical bullying can be. A simple solution is to control your child's Internet time and also watch where they go when they surf. Make sure they know how to block anyone who's bothering them on social media sites such as Facebook. Social networks are notorious for this kind of activity, however, once you report what is going on to the social media site, the bullying should stop.

Kids that have been bullied, at school, or elsewhere, are usually not motivated to tell their adults what has happened. Most of the time, kids do not want to be labeled as a coward or tattletale for telling about the incident. Kids should be able to tell about the bullying that they have experience, something that parents should teach their kids to do.

Kids need to fully grasp that bullies are afraid of those that will tell on them, and that is why they need to tell right away. If your children trust a specific adult at their school, you could recommend that they tell them about such incidents. Once an event like this happens, these kids will turn to these adults for help because they trust them and have an open dialogue.

Kids are not always so forthcoming when it comes to discussing bullying with their parents. The bully might have frightened the child into not saying a word, or they could be ashamed. This is why you need to keep an eye out that something is wrong by looking for warning signs. If your child doesn't want to go to school due to an illness, especially one that's hard to be sure is real like a headache or stomachache, then it could be that they're trying to avoid school for a different reason. It's more likely that your child will tell you that something is wrong at school if you question them about how life is at school or after school. You cannot always expect them to tell you things without you asking.

Once considered something that children simply had to experience, people are thinking differently about bullying today. Instead of being a part of growing up, professionals today are looking at ways to help children deal with this horrible ordeal. Instead of looking at bullying as an inevitable event that must happen, we are now looking for ways to avoid its likelihood altogether. When bullying does occur, it should be dealt with swiftly, and it's best when parents and school officials work together on this.




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