Childhood Bullying
With the growing nature of the individual, peers, and socialization become critical during middle childhood, leaving them at a greater risk for bullying. The adverse effects of childhood bullying can haunt them forever. It can lead to poor emotional regulation, identity confusion, and disorders like PTSD. But what exactly is bullying, and how can it affect a growing child? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involve a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems. There are many forms of bullying; physical, verbal, relational, and cyberbullying. …show more content…
Also, External factors, such as messages from other people, also color how children view themselves. If another classmate for example taunts that individual while they are developing their self-concept, they could give the child the idea that they are whatever the bully named called them. Peers have a significant impact in children during this stage of their life. For example, if a 6, or 7 years old hears one of their classmates tell them that they are bad at coloring, it will stick with them, affecting their sense of self. Young children who have classmates that are usually nice and include the child in activities will help them develop a positive self-image. However, a young child who is regularly left out, teased, or bullied by same-age or older peers can develop low self-esteem. Another fact is that children apart of a peer group may develop the concept that it is okay to bully, because they go along with what the other children are doing such as; mocking, excluding, punching, and insulting one another. (Berger, 307) They will get the idea that it is okay to bully, and they don’t fully understand that the hatred words they are saying will affect how a growing child sees themselves. For example, if a young individual is teased for her artwork being bad, and she enjoys art, she may believe her peers, and believe her artistic …show more content…
When I was in elementary school I recall making friends with a new girl, she had holes in her shirt, and backpack, but that didn’t phase me, I wanted her friendship, not her attire. She had told me her mom lost her job, and they were poor, and she didn’t have much, but she was just excited to be at school. Eventually, as the school year set in, a few girls started to tease her on the bus calling her names, all because of what she was wearing. Psychologically speaking, the people who teased her still were undergoing brain development, and they obviously didn’t have the rationale to look at the whole picture. Their moral judgment was still “developing”. They grouped my friend in the unpopular group. I asked her recently, if this childhood bullying has had an adverse effect on her, and she told me, “Sometimes it still makes me feel unworthy, that no matter what I do someone is always going to say something.” Speaking about unpopular children, the textbook states that they are at risk for depression, and uncontrolled anger during middle-childhood. (Berger, 305) There are two types of reasons why a child may be bullied; aggressive rejection, and withdrawn rejection. With aggressive, the child is teased for having antagonistic, or confrontational
With the growing nature of the individual, peers, and socialization become critical during middle childhood, leaving them at a greater risk for bullying. The adverse effects of childhood bullying can haunt them forever. It can lead to poor emotional regulation, identity confusion, and disorders like PTSD. But what exactly is bullying, and how can it affect a growing child? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involve a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems. There are many forms of bullying; physical, verbal, relational, and cyberbullying. …show more content…
Also, External factors, such as messages from other people, also color how children view themselves. If another classmate for example taunts that individual while they are developing their self-concept, they could give the child the idea that they are whatever the bully named called them. Peers have a significant impact in children during this stage of their life. For example, if a 6, or 7 years old hears one of their classmates tell them that they are bad at coloring, it will stick with them, affecting their sense of self. Young children who have classmates that are usually nice and include the child in activities will help them develop a positive self-image. However, a young child who is regularly left out, teased, or bullied by same-age or older peers can develop low self-esteem. Another fact is that children apart of a peer group may develop the concept that it is okay to bully, because they go along with what the other children are doing such as; mocking, excluding, punching, and insulting one another. (Berger, 307) They will get the idea that it is okay to bully, and they don’t fully understand that the hatred words they are saying will affect how a growing child sees themselves. For example, if a young individual is teased for her artwork being bad, and she enjoys art, she may believe her peers, and believe her artistic …show more content…
When I was in elementary school I recall making friends with a new girl, she had holes in her shirt, and backpack, but that didn’t phase me, I wanted her friendship, not her attire. She had told me her mom lost her job, and they were poor, and she didn’t have much, but she was just excited to be at school. Eventually, as the school year set in, a few girls started to tease her on the bus calling her names, all because of what she was wearing. Psychologically speaking, the people who teased her still were undergoing brain development, and they obviously didn’t have the rationale to look at the whole picture. Their moral judgment was still “developing”. They grouped my friend in the unpopular group. I asked her recently, if this childhood bullying has had an adverse effect on her, and she told me, “Sometimes it still makes me feel unworthy, that no matter what I do someone is always going to say something.” Speaking about unpopular children, the textbook states that they are at risk for depression, and uncontrolled anger during middle-childhood. (Berger, 305) There are two types of reasons why a child may be bullied; aggressive rejection, and withdrawn rejection. With aggressive, the child is teased for having antagonistic, or confrontational