Back-to-School - Beware of Bullying and How Your Child Handles Peer Pressure
Boys, more than little girls, have a tendency to want to fight when there they are bullied.
As good parents, we tell our children to behave and follow the school rules.
We feel we are doing our best when we tell our children to respect authority and to be respectful of teachers, administrators, the bus drivers, and other adults.
All our great parenting does not help protect or guide our children through the emotional trauma of being bullied.
Children can be mean and hurtful to each other as they criticize how other children look, dress, behave, what technology they have and even how they use the technology.
Kids criticize each others emails and text messages.
Kids are concerned about what websites they belong to.
We must open our eyes and learn about their world because these are new challenges which were not issues for us even five years ago.
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Technology our children are carrying with them include cellphones, MP3 players, headphones, laptops, and IPODS.
Texting is not only a distraction, it is getting completely our of control.
Schools must have clear policies and enforce them to insure that technology is not interfering with the education process.
What have you told your child they are supposed to do when they are bullied? Will your child go to the school authorities to let them know they are having a problem.
Will your child have the stamina and courage to keep going back for adult help and guidance if the problems persist.
In my case, my son's attention-deficit condition made his behavior even more dramatic.
He could tolerate bullying to a limit an then would lose his temper and get out of control.
The pressure built up for my son and at 16 years of age he had been pushed so much by one individual teen boy that he snapped.
He responded and pushed the other teen who had bullied him into the metal school lockers.
Fortunately, the boy he reacted to did not sustain any injury which required more advanced medical treatment.
My son was expelled from school.
As a parent I don't want any child involved in an altercation: mine or anyone else's.
Our children deserve to be protected.
We must fight for our children's safety both physical and emotional..
The consequences for our family became worse since I had to give up custody of my teen to my ex-husband in another city so he could enroll my son in High School again.
Please, we're all so busy in our lives, but take the time to find out what experiences your children are having during their school day and ask them directly if there are challenges they are having with anyone.
The intervention and information you get from these conversations could help you stop a bigger problem for your child, other children, your school, the community, and all of your lives.
Do not hesitate, figure it out, act quickly.
Get help.
As good parents, we tell our children to behave and follow the school rules.
We feel we are doing our best when we tell our children to respect authority and to be respectful of teachers, administrators, the bus drivers, and other adults.
All our great parenting does not help protect or guide our children through the emotional trauma of being bullied.
Children can be mean and hurtful to each other as they criticize how other children look, dress, behave, what technology they have and even how they use the technology.
Kids criticize each others emails and text messages.
Kids are concerned about what websites they belong to.
We must open our eyes and learn about their world because these are new challenges which were not issues for us even five years ago.
.
Technology our children are carrying with them include cellphones, MP3 players, headphones, laptops, and IPODS.
Texting is not only a distraction, it is getting completely our of control.
Schools must have clear policies and enforce them to insure that technology is not interfering with the education process.
What have you told your child they are supposed to do when they are bullied? Will your child go to the school authorities to let them know they are having a problem.
Will your child have the stamina and courage to keep going back for adult help and guidance if the problems persist.
In my case, my son's attention-deficit condition made his behavior even more dramatic.
He could tolerate bullying to a limit an then would lose his temper and get out of control.
The pressure built up for my son and at 16 years of age he had been pushed so much by one individual teen boy that he snapped.
He responded and pushed the other teen who had bullied him into the metal school lockers.
Fortunately, the boy he reacted to did not sustain any injury which required more advanced medical treatment.
My son was expelled from school.
As a parent I don't want any child involved in an altercation: mine or anyone else's.
Our children deserve to be protected.
We must fight for our children's safety both physical and emotional..
The consequences for our family became worse since I had to give up custody of my teen to my ex-husband in another city so he could enroll my son in High School again.
Please, we're all so busy in our lives, but take the time to find out what experiences your children are having during their school day and ask them directly if there are challenges they are having with anyone.
The intervention and information you get from these conversations could help you stop a bigger problem for your child, other children, your school, the community, and all of your lives.
Do not hesitate, figure it out, act quickly.
Get help.