Get The Upper Hand on Bullying with Back to School Tips
As you probably know, back to school bullying is huge. Personal stories
and bully statistics are plastered all over the news and internet. A whopping 160,000
kids miss school every day for fear of being bullied. The sadder part is that
in 85% of school bullying there is no intervention. And the most tragic reality
of all is that 1 teen dies every 30 minutes from bullycide (suicide from
bullying) in the USA. (More bullying statistics).
Although states are cracking down
hard and
setting up tough bullying laws in schools, bullying and bullycide continue to
be a growing issue all over the United States.
One family has even kept
their three children home for two years due to bullying. The reason for this is because they
feel the Education Department is not giving them the resolution they feel they need
to keep their kids safe.
Other states, like Minnesota, with one of the weakest bullying laws in
place, hasn’t reported any school bullying, yet over 50% of students in their middle
and high schools admit to being bullied. The state has created a Bully Task
Force and is cracking down even harder, in hopes to bring fear into teachers,
principals, and schools who don’t report, but will it be enough? (Read Full Story Here)
One school in New York City was forced to pay $40,000 for a bullied
girl’s private tuition to another school. (Read Story) When are schools going to
learn that we need more than a warning for bullies? Do they really think that
anger management classes are the answer? We’ve been doing things the same, with
the same tragic results.
Abuse Bites is trying to bring that
change through educating on equality and unity for all. Only when we work
together can we begin to tackle the bullying problem.
Abuse Bites, is a
non-profit organization that works, around the clock, with children, teens,
parents, educators and community leaders to stop bullying in schools, work
places, and communities. (Read More)
American schools claim they want to provide a safe learning environment
for our children, but they are failing daily. Parents want to
feel that their children are safe while at school, but they know they are
dropping their kids off in the middle of a battle zone every day. There are a
lot of anti-bullying programs, this is true, but sadly most only offer help for
victims.
Abuse Bites offers complete change, help and healing to all victims,
bystanders, bullies, and their families. By having CHANGE WORKSHOPS in schools
all over the United States, Abuse Bites can bring about the change that is so
desperately needed in communities, to change hearts and save lives, in memory
of, Brian, who lived and died forgiving his bullies. (Read More)
Parents, I plead with you. Talk to your children. Don’t leave the
bullying problem up to the schools.
Know the signs and effects bullying can have on your child:
a. Bullying can make children
sad, lonely, nervous, feel sick
b. Not wanting to eat, go to
school, or other places
c. Unexplained cuts or bruises,
changes in grades/behavior
d. They can feel they are
different, powerless, alone, unpopular
Create a “daily” check in time with your child(ren):
a. Listen to them without
judgment
b. You will learn about their
friends, their interests, any problems or bullying that may be going on
Most children DON’T want to tell parents their being bullied:
a. Bullying can make a child
feel weak and helpless
b. They feel like they should
handle their own problems
Develop a plan to deal with bullying:
a. Practice with your child,
not showing emotions to the bully
b. Bullies thrive on having
control of others emotions
Avoid These Mistakes:
a. Never tell your child to
ignore bullying
b. Don’t blame your child for
being bullied
c. Don’t tell your child to
physical fight back
d. Don’t contact the parent of
the child, contact the school
Please share Abuse Bites with your schools and communities today, so we can all work together and be the change. Together we can change hearts and save
lives! Abuse Bites, but true love heals!
Written by: Lisa Freeman, Lifelong Abuse Survivor & Advocate
Founder & CEO of Abuse Bites, Owosso, Michigan
Healing Projects Specialist, Bully Police USA
eems like forever. However, I can still see your smile, feel your love and compassion for others, and the drive you had to stop abuse, bullying and violence.
