This bullying thing is getting way out of control. One parent took a stand. Check it out.
Furious father confronts local bully.
Answer the following assessment questions.
1.) How can you tell if a child is being bullied?
2.) What would you do if your child was being bullied?
3.) How would you prevent this situation from turning into a suicide?
4.) Who would you hold responsible?
The answer to each question should start with YOU! You need to notice a change in your child's behavior. Know what is going on in their lives. Know who their friends are; who they are dating; who are their enemies.
If you find out that they are being bullied, end it. Make your presence known to the bullies. Go to the school, speak to their teacher, set a time to meet the bullies parents. Stop waiting for someone else to do something. You are the parent! What do you think lioness and mother bears do! Do not loose your child because the teachers or the school did not prevent this from happening! Take some initiative.
If you cannot stand up for your child... then who will!
How do you feel?
I agree!! I am active in my child's life. The important thing is to get involved and ask questions. Let your child or children know that they can always come to you with any questions, concerns, issues, or just to talk. Dont just exercise disipline, give them praises as well. Keep the lines of communication open.
ReplyDeleteI agree in being an active parent and being very involved as well. I think that the common thread in a lot of these bully/suicide cases is communication. Letting our children know they can come to us about ANYTHING, but also making sure the FEEL they can come to us is something completely different. Making sure their self-esteem is where it should be is part of our job as a parent as well. Everyone's been teased, but sometimes we as parents need to recognize a bad situation getting worse and just pull them from it instead of trying to fix it all.
ReplyDeleteThat is correct! Everything does not have to be fixed. Remove your child from the situation if necessary. Unfortunately, we as parents sometimes allow our children to make too many decisions regarding their well-being. Let's not be our children's friends. In due time, they will learn that decisions made in during adolescents were beneficial in the long run.
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