How To Protect Children From Bullying At School

1. HowToProtectChildrenFromBullyingAtSchool? Toprotectchildrenfrombullyingatschooliscrucial.Sometimesyou arenotawareoftheproblemsourchildrenfaceinschool.Some childrenshyawayfromsharingsuchthingswiththeirparents.Asa parent, you need to know how to handle your kids when bullying happensto your kids. WHATISBULLYING? In schools, some children threaten, tease or hurt other weaker children intheirclassorotherclassmates.Theyenjoyactinglikethisanddon’t

2. carehowtheweakstudentfeels.Thesedayswecallthispractice Bullying. AfewdaysbackIsawRohit’snameamongthetophundredyoungest CEOinthe country.Though Iwashappy andproud ofhis achievement,thiswasunbelievableforme.Theboy,whowasso skinny, shy, stammered while speaking in his teens, how he could be sosuccessful in his career. About 25 years ago, Rohit’s family lived in my neighbourhood; they were simple and modest people. As Rohit was growing, his performanceintheclasswasgettingworse.Heusedtoremainsadand did not talk to anyone. He stayed in his room all day long and had no interestin any activity. ForRohit,hisparentswerequiteworried.Sotheymethisteachers, classmatesandschool counsellor.Theydiscoveredthatafewchildren inschoolhadbeenteasingRohitabouthislooks,hisoversizedthick eyeglassframeandalsoforstammeringwhilecommunicating.Rohit usedto gethurt bythem whenhe got irritated.

3. Theparentsgotshockedafterknowingthattheirchildhadbeenfacing abuseforsuchalongtime.LikeeveryoneRohit’sparentsalsobrought him up with love and care, so It was harrowing for them to go through such an experience. However, they did not give up. And with the help of school teachers, counsellors and doctors they paid more attention to Rohit. A few days later, people started noticing some positive changes in Rohit.Afterafewdays,Rohit’sfathergottransferorders,andallof themshiftedtoanothercityandhewentallalong.Sincethen,Iwas notintouchwiththem,andIdidnotknowthatRohitwasinthesame city. It was apparent by his achievements that his parents would have dealt withRohit’sproblemsappropriately;otherwise,thefutureofthatchild couldhave been dark. Thereforetomakeyourchildrenawareandsafefromgettingbullied inschoolparents shouldbewell awareofthis bullying. BULLYINGCANHAPPENINTWOWAYS.

4. Childrencaneithercausephysicalinjurytotheotheror, • They can mentally or emotionally disturb the weaker ones. This can be making fun of children, teasing, imitating them, by repeatedly calling them funnynames. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO BE A VICTIMOFBULLYINGATSCHOOL? Thechildrenwithwhomthishappensaremostlyeithertoofatorvery thin. Therecanbesomeawkwardthingsinthemliketheireyeglasses,their clothesorhairstylesthatkeepseparatethemfromtheotherchildren. Heorshemightbeanewcomerintheschoolorphysicallyweak. Theyarealreadyvictimsofdepressionorlowself-esteeminsome way. Suchchildrenarenotpopularanddonothavemanyfriends. ISITNECESSARYTOPREVENTCHILDRENFROM BULLYINGAT SCHOOL? Itiscrucialtostopthebullyingbecausethechildrenwithwhomthis happenshave adverse effects on them.

5. In the first place, they become mentally disturbed, and many times they go into depression.They remain unhappy and feel lonely. • Secondly,neither do they want togo to school nor dothey want to study. • Inaddition,theirsleepandfoodpatternsalsochange. • Moreover, their grades also fall in their studies, and they do not feel like participating in school activities. Sometimes children who are bullied do not sharetheir feelings withanyone because theyfeel helpless. • As a matter of fact, the children do not tell their parents about bullying because they assume the parents will not be able to help them with this. And it is often true. It is seen that people, in general, do not understand the seriousness of bullying.Sometimes parents areentirely unaware ofbullying. • Also, many times Children want to handle the situation by themselves. They are afraid that they will be considered weak. They are also afraid of saying to someoneas they feelthe complaint mightincrease their troubles. • Not to mention, Bullying creates a shameful experience for children. They want to hide their experience because of shame. As they feel lonely and believe that no one cares for them. The fear to lose their friends because of bullying is alwaysprevailing within them. • WHENSHOULDTHEPARENTSTAKEIMMEDIATEACTION TOPROTECTCHILDRENFROMBULLYINGATSCHOOL? • First,if the child showsany injuries which heis unable to tellwhat caused him? • Second,If thechildren losetheir clothes, booksor anythingelse inthe school. • Third, often they have a headache or stomach ache due to which they do not wantto go to school. • Fourth, The pattern of food and sleep changes suddenly. He often starts eating different food they keep awake at night. • Fifth, The interest in their studies decreases and their grades decline. They do notwant to participate inother activities of the school’s separate activities too. • Sixth, Their friends also suddenly become very low, and their self-esteem is also verylow. • Seventh, He/She often gets irritated at home, sometimes speaking of escape from home. He sometimes talks about harming himself or herself. If any such symptomsare seen, then parents must take actionimmediately. • WHATCANPARENTSDOTOPROTECTCHILDRENFROM BULLYINGAT SCHOOL?

6. First, Parents should check their children’s class newsletters for any information related to the school. Parents must also check the school websiteregularly. • Second,theymust visitthe eventswhich aretaking placein theschool. • Third, They should even greet the bus driver well so that he takes care of thechild on the bus. • Fourth, regular meetings with teachers and counsellors are also essential tobe updated withthe child’s performance inschool. • In continuation, usually, children do not tell their parents about the bullying in their school, so it becomes difficult for parents to know. So be communicative with the kids. Talk to them about bullying and tell them howto deal with it. • Also, tell the children that if there is any such incident in school or society, thentell the parents or theirteachers about this. • Lastly, tell the children that to be bullied is not their fault, but it is the mistake of those kids who do this. Therefore it is essential to inform the teachers or counsellors in school. If required they should also seek help froma psychologist or counsellor. • HOWSHOULDPARENTSPROTECTCHILDRENFROM BULLYINGAT SCHOOL? • In such a case, the parents and the teacher should accompany the children to find a solution to the situation. Explain to your children that they do not fight themselves. • First of all, parents should make their children feel safe. Explain the way to childrenthat ifsuch anincident happens tothem, thenwhat theyshould do. • The children should not be alone in school. They should stay with friends. They mustnot go to the bathroomor a locker alone. • Parentsshouldtellthechildrenthat thisisnottheirfault. • Thesechildrenshouldbeseparatedfrombulliesinschools. • Tounderstand whathad happenedat thetime ofthe incident,parents needto askother children present at the time of theincident separately. • The parents need to explain to their children tell the teachers if such a thing happensin the class.This is nota sign ofcowardice,but a signof power. • Earlyidentificationpreventsbullying.As soonassomeonestartsbullying,he • /she should be immediately stopped otherwise its strength increases and it may happenagain and again. • Therefore,childrenshouldbe assertive.Tosayyourpointwithfirmness,without fear,without hesitation, respecting your self-esteem andwithout offending

7. others is being assertive. If a child has this skill, then he or she does not face a problemin adjusting it anywhere. • If the children respond strongly to the bully, the bully gets discouraged. Help them to learn how to deal with such a situation by keeping the right body language.Prepare themto respond withself-confidence. • Teach them to talk to the bully face to face. Keep a little distance from bullies. Whenyou speak to that bully,take his/her name. • Conclusion • Parentsshouldbeawareofthisbehaviouramongchildren.Theymust takeimmediateactioniftheirchildrenareinvolvedinbullying.The • childrenwhobullyorthechildrenwhoarebullied,bothneed • counselling.WecanpreventChildrenfrombullyingatschoolandin societybyfollowingthe stepsmentionedin thisarticle. • Ifyoufindthisbloguseful,please shareitonyoursocialmedia platforms. Also, subscribe to get the latest posts right in your mailbox • SourceBy: • https://anshushrivastava.com/parenting-tips/emotional-learning-h ow-to-protect-children-from-bullying-at-school/