No More Bullying, Please
Why Parents Should Consider Creating a No Bullying Zone Around Their Child I have no tolerance for bullying. I'm definitely on the side of parents and educators who would like to see an end to bullying. Recent cases which make the headlines are only the tip of the iceberg. For every story that makes the headlines, there are thousands of kids who are scarred for life by cruelty and teasing from peers, older kids, and I'm sorry to say, even siblings or unenlightened parents. Bear in mind that the bully is also a victim. Someone did it to them, and now they turn around and do it to someone else (often someone weaker or perceived as weaker). Typically, a child who is intimidated by a tyrannical parent, who he hates, takes on the identity of the parent and one day becomes that parent. Bullying has got to stop because it is cruelty and it is unnecessary. Bullying scars the psyche and makes some kids angry and violent, while it makes others repressed and ...