Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2012
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Yesterday my little girl came home and she was telling me about how they were talking about bullying and what happens. They were even discussing suicide which shocked me a bit. I asked her why, and she explained that sometimes when kids are really bullied they commit suicide. "Wow," I said," how did you feel.?" "How did the other kids feel, were you upset?". She said she was okay. Pretty heavy things to be talking about in grade school but that is exactly where the bullying is coming from and growing everyday. We can all make a difference. This movie will make a difference, but kids need to see it!
I hate that when people say "Oh they are just being kids." That's crap. We have to all work together and really teach our children to treat others as they wish to be treated. Teach them how to respond when kids taunt them or their friends. Let them know they are not alone. When someone is being singled out by a bully, take that kid's side, and get others to join. Don't let the bully win.
I've blogged alot about bullying. Recently I put my daughter into school. It was hard as the bullies/mean girls are one of the big issues why I didn't want her to go and one of the most difficult things to deal it. We were shocked at the things they said and did. I have been protecting my girl from this. It's a big reason we homeschooled.
I didn't want her damaged. I was horribly bullied through my youth and I didn't want her to feel that pain. She has though been hurt. Thankfully she tells me what's going on and I constanting try to scope out the situation and let her know I have her back. Luckily the teachers and principal have been really great addressing things. For now I feel pretty good right, but I really don't know if I want to keep exposing her to this negativity.
We have talked about all of it and we have addressed it and we are constantly talking about it and how we can handle different situations. It's a tough battle, as it is so emmersed in our entire environment, school, community, work, our whole welfare system, the police...it's everywhere, it's a nightmare.
But WE MUST NEVER GIVE UP, WE MUST STAY STRONG AND UNITED! Get educated about what you can do to stop it and act! You could save a life!
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Related posts
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2011/07/diffuse-mean-girl-syndrome-encourage.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2012/02/pink-shirt-day-stop-bullying.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2011/07/mean-girls-syndrome-alive-and-thriving.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2011/11/kindness-concert-kindness-flag-project.html
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2011/02/arresting-mentally-ill-8-years-olds.html
Stop Bullying- The crumpled paper project
(this was shared on Facebook-not sure who started it)
A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stamp on it and really mess it up but do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty is was. She then told them to tell it they’re sorry. Now even though they said they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bully’s another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home. Pass it on or better yet, if you're a parent or a teacher, do it with your child/children.
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