In the society individuals live in, there are bullies everywhere. 19.6% of high school students in the US report being bullied at school in the past year. 14.8% reported being bullied online (Center for Disease Control, 2014). 64 percent of children who were bullied did not report it; only 36 percent reported the bullying (Petrosina, Guckenburg, DeVoe, and Hanson, 2010) [1]. Though, there are some different ways to bully a child. Bullying can consist of, physical, verbal, mental, social networking and even through snail mail. This essay will cover what bullying is, the concepts, and how bullying would affect myself if my own child went through the trauma.
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I would go after the bully’s parents because I would want to know the reason why for their child’s outburst. Try and figure out why it is my child their child is going after. Try and get them to an understanding that they need to have a sit down talk with their child about how bullying makes another person feel less then themselves. I would go after the school because I would want the principle to know what is going on with my child. Tell him/her that there is bullying involved and it needs to be resolver and/or taken in consideration that it is unacceptable for my child to feel frightened to go to school. Lastly, I would want my child to build their confidence up. Not to the point where they would want be a bully back, but to the point they need to understand that they should not take the horrible words thrown at them. I would want my child to be a leader, and to also help other children who are bully victims to stand up for themselves (in the safest way of course). This is why bullying should be a concern that needs to be handled in the right
Bullying is defined as a repeated, systematic efforts to inflict harm through physical, …show more content…
I would go after the bully’s parents because I would want to know the reason why for their child’s outburst. Try and figure out why it is my child their child is going after. Try and get them to an understanding that they need to have a sit down talk with their child about how bullying makes another person feel less then themselves. I would go after the school because I would want the principle to know what is going on with my child. Tell him/her that there is bullying involved and it needs to be resolver and/or taken in consideration that it is unacceptable for my child to feel frightened to go to school. Lastly, I would want my child to build their confidence up. Not to the point where they would want be a bully back, but to the point they need to understand that they should not take the horrible words thrown at them. I would want my child to be a leader, and to also help other children who are bully victims to stand up for themselves (in the safest way of course). This is why bullying should be a concern that needs to be handled in the right