Comments on: What Your Kids Need to Know About Bullying

By: Words Hurt: Help Bully Proof Your Child - Six Figure Faith

Words Hurt: Help Bully Proof Your Child - Six Figure Faith — Tue, 10 May 2016 13:35:31 +0000

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By: Helene

Helene — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:14:07 +0000

I think that there are two kinds of bullying – the one which comes from pride, and the other which is possibly more insidious, which comes from fear of inadequacy or just plain fear. I think the variety which comes from fear may be a bit rarer in our schools, but it’s existence can’t be denied and it could be quite harmful to assume that there is ONLY the pride type, when you could be dealing with the fear type.

By: Christopher James

Christopher James — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:08:23 +0000

Kids should really be educated about bullying so they know how to handle it.

By: Julie V.

Julie V. — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 03:49:21 +0000

This is a great post!
I will add, since I actually know someone who has PTSD from intensive bullying at school, when it gets really bad the victim should not just put up with it. In fact, parents can sue schools for not protecting their kids from extreme bullying. If my kids ever had problems that big, I wouldn’t hesitate to move them to another school–though I would try lots of other things first.
For a year I was actually a teacher’s aide. I tried hard to watch out for bullying and would often take time to discuss it with the 6th graders (in general when I had charge of the class). While no one was getting beat up or their lunch stolen, I do know that despite my efforts there were still incidents of bullying.

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:55:03 +0000

I love the honesty in this post. I agree that when kids are ready (old enough or mature enough in the eyes of their parents), it’s best to be honest about these kinds of things rather than sugar-coating it. No surprises that way. I can appreciate that, and I hope my kids will, too. Pinning this post now. Thanks for the thoughtful approach. (Visiting from The Mommy Club link up.)

By: BrittonL

BrittonL — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:02:38 +0000

In reply to Booksbycorine. Thanks Corine! Glad you liked it.

By: Booksbycorine

Booksbycorine — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:17:04 +0000

This is a great post. As a clinical psychologist, I talk to children (and adults) a lot about bulling. I will be using the points in this post the next time I speak about bulling.