Going into high school with this image of myself, it quite explains the choices I made. This is what many pupils said to me throughout primary school. Thus, if your child has the skills to safeguard themselves against these difficult children now already, then they will be able to conquer the upcoming levels of life with ease.Īpparently, this girl (yes this is me aged 10) was fat and needed liposuction and slimming products. Growing up does not come with these headlines saying “welcome to level two where the difficult people have now disappeared.” Any higher level in a game gets more complicated. Let’s face it, everyone reading right now is able to think of at least one bully or ill-mannered person in their life. These types of situations don’t go away as you get older. So it is important to make sure your child also understands the difference between a bully and a rude child, and it is also important for them to have the necessary skills in order to safeguard themselves against the potential effects of the situation. It can still mess up their day and their own picture of themselves. Nevertheless, whether your child is being bullied or if they are dealing with a one-time incident with a rude and ill-mannered child, the situation still has the potential to make your child feel worthless, as if they deserved it. Before you go running in though, just wait, speak to your child first, and see what exactly is going on. You are doing your job to want to protect your child, and it is especially a normal reaction given all the stories we hear of more and more each and every day regarding bullying and what it can lead to if left unattended. Many parents are inclined to immediately go running to the schools and the bully’s parents with a mission. Rest assured knowing that you as a parent are never too protective over your child, especially when it comes to their well-being. Try and determine whether your child literally just experienced a negative incident with another child, or is this persistent, is your child being harmed, and is this the fourth time your child is complaining about this other child? If so, then you can explore the situation further. In saying this, when your child complains about another child or incident at school, don’t go in, guns blazing like Terminator all ready for action. This is the very definition of bullying: ongoing intentional misuse of power in relationships intended to cause physical, social/psychological, and emotional harm. Now this child’s actions are intentional and this child is practicing some sort of power over your child. It becomes bullying when this other child comes back the next day, and the next day, and continues with these words that turn into teasing. It is just a rude child who has no manners- period. If another child says something mean to your child, it is not necessarily bullying. Now it is obviously important to first and foremost distinguish the difference between a bully and a rude or ill-mannered child.
Some of the many questions parents have about children and bullying includes questions like “shouldn’t the schools be doing more?” or “why must my child learn the skills and just accept that it’s the bully with the issues?” or “what do I do if I suspect my child is perhaps the bully or is being bullied but he or she won’t talk to me?”
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