School Bullying And Violence

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Definition of Bullying – An International Problem

Bullying can best be defined as an imbalance of power. Whenever there is an imbalance of power or strength that is either real or perceived there is a potential for the greater power to intentionally threaten or harm the weaker one. This power struggles usually takes place over a sustained period of time and has the potential to escalate into violence.

There have always been tough boys and mean girls all over the world who have enjoyed teasing, taunting and making life miserable for other kids. But now, with more electronic media readily available through the use of cell phones and the Internet, bullying has become more dangerous, more devious and often more difficult to detect.

We used to think bullying could begin at any age but, typically it begins to escalate around the third grade, peaking by about eighth grade and tapering off in high school. We are now finding bullying often starts earlier and lasts much longer. The combination of cyberspace and bullies can be a dangerous combination. The escalation of cyber-bullying can range from mild teasing to death threats.

There are no precise national statistics proving how often or how severe bullying instances are. However, experts agree that 15 to 20 percent of children become the victim of bullies at some point during their school years. These same experts strongly agree that incidents are on the rise.

It is difficult to pinpoint the exact number of both physical, sexual and electronic bullying cases that happen every day. For any number of reasons including embarrassment and fear of reprisal children often do not report when they are being bullied. Also, it is quite normal for incidents to occur over a long period of time, with escalating severity.

For example: on Wednesday Tom pushes Craig in the lunchroom and calls him a racist name. Craig, who is feeling emotionally strong with his friends sitting at the table, handles it by replying “When you say something so stupid, it just reinforces everyone’s image of you as a bigot.”

Craig’s friends laugh as Tom slams his water bottle on the table and walks off. Problem solved, not quite.

Friday as the boys are in the locker room preparing for soccer practice, Tom notices Craig is now alone. Without Craig’s friends around Tom feel more powerful leading Tom to accidentally push Craig into a locker. Tom then takes Craig’s soccer shorts and puts them in the toilet. Tom adds some fuel to the fire by testing the other players on the team telling them Craig has wet his pants and requests they pass the message on to everyone they know.

When Craig arrives for practise everyone is laughing at him, and making comments. Craig now feels more vulnerable because he is the smallest boy on the team. So, this teasing, taunting and belittling has a profound effect on him today.

When Craig finally gets up enough courage to tell someone what is happening to him the coach he speaks to brushes off Craig’s concerns with a comment about boys being boys.

Craig has been bullied twice in this scenario. Were these incidents all part of the jockeying for position in a social group?

Bullying is a catch-all phase which encompasses taunting, teasing, jeering, threatening, kicking, shoving, and physically assaulting others.

Indirect bullying, or more commonly ‘bystander bullying” is when one child or a group of children intentionally ignore a bullying incident, exclude, or shun another child or group of children without ever having a physical altercation.

This type of bullying often has the same devastating effect as a physical assault.

As you can see, bullying is a problem affecting families and individuals all over the world. You will want to claim your free report on Internet Safety at http://www.Cyberbullyinghelp.com

Thanks for joining our community of caring parents, family members,coaches, teachers and mentors who want to help raise a generation of responsible adults who respect others.

Judy H. Wright http://www.ArtichokePress.com

Teenage Assault In Australian Schools

School Bullying and Youth Violence Prevention Conference

Introducing the latest research on youth bullying and school violence, this powerful conference is designed to empower and equip school administrators, educators, social workers, counselors, and psychologists with skills and tools designed to minimize or eradicate youth bullying and school violence. Participants will learn: – The latest research on youth bullying and school violence – The causes of youth aggression and misbehavior – The characteristics of bullies and their victims – The psychology of bullying – Potential outcomes of bullying – Warning signs of youth emotional problems, suicide, and homicide – How to empower victims of bullying – Bullying and school violence prevention strategies – Non-physical de-escalation techniques – Self-defense techniques As our gift, each participant will receive a free copy of the “Standing Up To Bullying” computer and card game. This game, designed to teach children anti-bullying skills, can be played in classrooms, homes, or therapy settings.

Watch it here.

Impact of School Bullying

Bullying in Schools is Increasingly Popular

It certainly has happened to every single person at the very least but one time in their lives. You got to school as a young and someone picks on you or teases you for some reason. Could be the color of your skin, the clothes you have on or the way you look in general. People are now beginning to learn the severity of the impact that bullying and teasing children can impact a person’s future forever. One comment can leave a lasting imprint permanently. Over the past few decades, society has witnessed school shootings, teen suicide, rape victims and physical fighting multiple in occurrences all over the world. Is it not somewhat ironic that many years ago, two children with different skin colors were not permitted to attend the same school systems together, but some decades later people are actually meaner and crueler toward one another now than ever before?

Some fifty years ago, if an elderly woman was crossing the street a young man would be inclined to assist her across or open a door for her should he be gong the same direction. Now, they walk right past her with absolutely no regard for thinking of possibly helping her safely cross the street. Why is this happening, why are children and adults so harsh with each other? Certainly manners and having at least one parent always in the home some decades ago is a huge difference in the way children behave currently and how well their parents know how their children act when they are in school. Today families cannot afford to have someone always staying home to tend to the little ones, but can they not afford to instill some quality values into their children? Some examples of this are to keep their hands to themselves, to never criticize another child in a harmful or cruel manner and to be respective toward other backgrounds and people that are not the same as yourself. This is an epidemic that absolutely needs to stop right away as these children today are destroying themselves by just trying to fit in with their peers. It is not just drugs and alcohol that you may assume only happens to teenager, it is children as young as first graders bullying each other and nine year old girls throwing their lunches away because someone in their class told them they were fat.

As you become older, you realize that what comments people make (especially those in high school) should be taken with a grain of salt and for the most part ignored. That one person’s cruel opinion of you may be their own insecurity and you let things go easier. It is vital to begin teaching children not to bully others in school, at home, via cell phone and on the internet. This type of bullying can torment a child well into adulthood and even result in a fatal accident. Would you want your child to be the reason another child took their own life over a few careless words? Think carefully about that and speak to your children right away regarding bullying and ask them what they can do to prevent it as well.

Change starts with just one person, maybe your child be the change to make a difference.

By Jesus Smith