It seems like the message is getting through to some of the parents of bullies. They are beginning to get the fact that bullying is not good or cool and that bullying hurts everyone involved. Sometimes the bully suffers even more in the end than the kids who are bullied.
If you think you might know a child who is a bully, please do something.
These are few things that might help you figure out if you know a bully:
- Is there any bullying going on in the child’s home? (If there is, the child may be a bully.)
- How does the child interact with older people, animals, parents and siblings? Is the child unkind with words or actions? (Unkindness and lack of respect might offer a clue that the child is a bully.)
- When the child does something wrong, does he or she show remorse? (If a child isn’t genuinely sorry when he or she hurts someone or someone’s feelings, there is a big problem and the child may be a bully.)
- How is the child’s self esteem? (High self esteem or low self esteem can be found in bullies.)
- Does the child need to build himself or herself up by tearing others down? (If the answer is yes, the child may be a bully.)
- Does the child show anger or rage? (If yes, something has caused the child a great deal of pain and this may come to the surface in the form of bullying.)
There is one very important message that you should get through to all of the children in your life and that message follows.
When a person acts out with anger, rage or physical violence, it shows weakness not strength. A strong person is able to control his or her emotions and can make rational decisions. A person who is really strong and courageous, isn’t ashamed to treat people with kindness and compassion.
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