What is bullying? Bullying is defined as repeated aggressive behavior by an individual or group of individuals that intimidates, harasses, or alienates an individual in order to physically or emotionally defeat them. Acts of intimidation can be physical or verbal. Most young kids may be hard on each other because they lack social skills and discipline. Most young adolescents faced bullying throughout their middle and high school years because some kids want to be dominant wo judge other kids and always expect them to do whatever they want as if they don’t have their personal life which makes other students’ life hard, some kids are brave enough to defend themselves but unfortunately, others have to put up with it because they did not have support from their teachers or parents.
Parents and program leaders should also pay attention to those bullying even though there’s no justification for using violence but there are some kids that are having problems at home or even with their self which tends to make them aggressive or throw their anger at other kids to feel better which we as a parents and program leaders should look more into it by giving them the chance to talk more about what’s bothering them and try to know in what way they will be able to assist them by looking more into their family background and some kids learn this kind of behavior at home which they reproduce at school thinking it’s normal and alright to do so. We also should talk more with the parents about their kid’s discipline because when kids are not disciplined, they act out.
Bullying should be talked more about, if this issue is still happening and kids are still facing this hardship at school that means that the subject is taken slightly, I would like school to have a class subject that is school hours so that the teachers would talk more about bullying and how the kids that are being bullied are affected with it daily. I believe that they should be also a sheet placed on every wall in the school images that explained the effect of bullying and an anti-bully checklist for students to check out after every class that reminds them how they bring out a positive vibe to their classmate and also sheets of the punishment you will be getting for bully your classmate for no reason or just because they want to feel popular or feel or sense of entitlement. Getting to the root of their behavior and modifying it through counseling is necessary.
In the article, it stated “ Cyberbullying is as serious as traditional in-person bullying (relational, verbal, and physical) since the emotional effects on the adolescent being bullied are just as devastating. Victims of cyberbullying can face anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, and behavioral problems at the time of victimization and beyond.” people usually say that bullying is part of growing up, but we should look at the kids that are being picked on and how it is affecting their life whether it is physical, social, or emotional that led the kids to suicide, and how they are ways that staff and students can take to prevent school violence and create a positive school climate. It’s important to carefully choose and implement strategies to intervene with aggressive and bullying behaviors for a better positive learning environment.
The article stated “ Parents play a crucial role in preventing cyberbullying and associated harms. Be aware of what your kids are doing online, whether you check your child’s device, talk to them about their online behaviors, or install a monitoring program. Set rules about who your child can friend or interact with on social media platforms. For example, tell your child if they wouldn’t invite someone to your house, then they shouldn’t give them access to their social media accounts.” (Ashley Abramson ) The school staff, parents, and students can prevent bullying at school, and teachers and parents need to be more knowledgeable and observant. They need to address the issue right away when they see a student being picked at and they take it seriously by reporting the incident and doing something about it, and that parents should observe their children to see if they are being bullied and talk about it with them and teach them how to handle a situation like that.
I was bullied by a high school classmate who had always been a troublemaker since middle school. Lots of attitude with the teachers, always getting into fights with other boys, smoking behind the school; the classics. He’d always been kind to me though, or at least gruffly polite, because his little brother was an artist and looked up to my drawings. I always thought there must be something more to him than just a “bad guy” One morning he’s being weirdly quiet for a change when the police arrive to pick him up; he’d beaten his own father to an inch of his life. Everyone at school was like “knew he was a piece of shit!” and dismissed him as a lost cause. I later learned he’d beaten the father up protecting his mom from one of his dad’s alcohol-induced beatings. his own mother, a drug user, had sold him out to the police because her husband was her supplier. imagine being abandoned like that by both your caretakers… Some days later, his little brother had to change schools and I never heard of them again. I still think about them and hope they’re leading better lives. it was not pleasant even though I could defend myself most of the time but it was still devastating you would all the time question why would other kids take you as a joke and it would really hurt your self-esteem, but I think those who have a soft mind and did not have the courage to defend themselves take it harder and it’s making their life really hard especially when they don’t have parents that are available for them at home to communicate with them. I didn’t have parents on my side to talk to about this issue, but I think at least one teacher at school should and can make a difference in kids’ lives just by paying more attention or being heard. I also feel bad when little kids have to take their own life because they were bullied at school when it could be evitable.
Work Cited
“Bullying in Schools.” Center for Violence Prevention, 15 Feb. 2022, violence.chop.edu/bullying-schools.
“How Parents, Teachers, and Kids Can Take Action to Prevent Bullying.” American Psychological Association, www.apa.org/topics/bullying/prevent. Accessed 23 May 2023.
