Bully Bashing

Nothing sparks fury in me faster than my child being mistreated. I know that I don’t stand alone in my parental instinct to protect my young. But the truth is that I am not always there to protect them.

Confidence: Bullies seek out the weak. A child must learn how to speak with confidence through having a loud voice, eye contact and strong body posture. A kid that can tell a bully to “back off” with an assertive tone and body language will make a statement that they have picked the wrong person to mess with.

Avoidance: Important because this step gives the situation an opportunity to avoid physical contact. Children must look for ways to avoid being close to the person that is bullying them. Staying close to an adult is a good rule of thumb.

Reporting: Teach children that they may go to an adult for help after they have told someone to leave them alone with out success and they have tried at all cost to avoid this person and stay away from them.

Some good points from Christine Shore but the only one I am wary on is number 2 Avoidance - If you are hiding under your mums skirt when the larger kids are around I think you’ll become a bully magnet! Also running to an adult and using them as a shield while poking your tounge out to the bullies gives you a certain beating later.

Avoidance must be done in a mature way and without much notice - perhaps even telling the bullies with no emotion that you actually dont want to associate with them and you hope they respect this and then just not associating with them would help.

The hardest thing is the fear and embarrasement of being picked on - maybe in the end it is worth standing up and attempting to give the bully one on the chin because even if you loose he will hesitate to choose you in the future.

Source http://www.news-press.com

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