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Article #39: School Bullying a typical issue

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Just take an examples that an honor-roll model for one or both parents and has
student named Simon Jones jumped off the never had the opportunity to learn
Bridge in New Westminster, Jones, 14, behavior skills
left a seven-page note that said he was ·Undue influence - the child has fallen
killing himself because his classmates in with the wrong crowd
tormented him with names like gay or ·Abuse at home - the child is being
faggot. He had never told his mother he abused and is expressing their anger
was being bullied. For many years now through bullying
schools have been trying to tackle this Bullying at school can leave scars
problem. throughout adulthood, impairing
Bullying has been defined as "the performance and preventing people
tendency for some children to frequently achieving their potential. The
oppress, harass or intimidate other psychiatric injury from bullying in
children, verbally, physically or both, childhood may also cause long-term damage
in and out of school." Bullying is the to both physical health and mental
general term applied to a pattern of health.
behavior whereby one person with a lot of It is important for parents and teachers
internal anger, resentment and aggression to be alert to the signs that a child is
and lacking interpersonal skills chooses worried about school, and to talk
to displace their aggression onto another regularly about school issues so that an
person or a person who is habitually opportunity is provided for concerns to
cruel or overbearing, especially to be raised. When that happens action
smaller or weaker people. should be prompt and effective. However,
International research suggests that new research shows that children and
bullying is common at schools and occurs young people had very mixed feelings
beyond elementary school; bullying occurs about telling an adult as they felt that
at all grade levels, although most it could make matters worse. These issues
frequently during elementary school. It of trust cannot be assured in just the
occurs slightly less often in middle occasional conversation; they have to be
schools, and less so, but still developed as part of the total
frequently, in high schools. High school relationship.
freshmen are particularly vulnerable. If a child learns how to bully, and gets
Bullying has two key components: repeated away with it, there's a lot of anecdotal
harmful acts and an imbalance of power. evidence to suggest they leave school and
It involves repeated physical, verbal or carry on their bullying in the workplace.
psychological attacks or intimidation So some advices are provided to the kids
directed against a victim who cannot and parents also.
properly defend him- or herself because ADVICE FOR TEENS/ KIDS
of size or strength, or because the ·Stand straight and tall if faced with a
victim is outnumbered or less bully; look him straight in the eye.
psychologically resilient. ·Be polite but firm. Tell the bully
It seems that children bully for a "Stop it, I don't like it. Leave me
variety of reasons and when dealing with alone."
child bullying it's essential to identify ·If at all possible, don't cry or show
who is the bully at the center of the you are upset. Walk away if you can't
violence - there's usually one person hide your feelings.
who's the gang leader - and the reasons ADVICE FOR PARENTS
for bullying which include: ·Contact your child's school,
·Frustration - a child is impaired in anonymously, and ask if there is a
some way and is frustrated and resentful bullying policy.
because the source of their difficulty ·Then, if assured your child won't be
has not been identified - problems can exposed to greater risk, inform them of
include dyslexia, autism, allergy, being the events that transpired, including a
left-handed, some unidentified learning date, time and place.
difficulty - nevertheless the child is ·Follow up with school authorities. Ask
expected to perform at the level required what action has been taken and how your
by the school and no attempt is made to child will be kept safe if his identity
identify the source of the frustration. has been exposed.
·The child is being bullied, the If you know lot of knowledge about how to
responsible adults have repeatedly failed tackle this issue just go to the
in their duty of care, so the child following web sites:
slowly and reluctantly starts to exhibit It offers a wide variety of information
aggressive behaviors because that's the pertaining to parenting teens in today's
only way to survive in this society. They hope that the information
bullying-entrenched climate. presented on this site will be of some
·Poor or no role model - the child has use to parents everywhere.
no role model at home, or a poor role






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