Importance of Bullying

Minors who are harassed in the school context are defenseless against the harassment and insults of their aggressors. Children can feel especially powerless and helpless in these kinds of situations.

A minor who receives insults, teasing and aggression is very likely to experience deep frustration. These kinds of experiences could mark her for life and condition her future. It would be a mistake to think that bullying is a minor problem or that it is something that has nothing to do with us.

All adults have been children and know or should know that childhood is much more than just games and entertainment.

The traces and wounds of bullying can be overcome, but not everyone succeeds.

New technologies have exacerbated the problem

Conflicts in the classroom have always existed. However, the social networks They have added a new dimension to the problem. From a mobile it is possible to spread humiliating images and when this happens the victim is especially defenseless, since he does not feel threatened by one, two or three of his classmates but by hundreds of children who do not even known.

It's everyone's responsibility

In bullying there are two protagonists: the victims and the aggressors. However, it is a problem that somehow affects the whole of the society.

Parents must remain vigilant and watch for any possible signs that their children are facing a bullying phenomenon. Thus, a change in mood, poor school performance or sleep disturbances are possible indicators that something bad is happening to your children.

Although there is not a protocol of action for parents, when they confirm that a child is a victim of bullying they have to act with determination. They should go to the educational center and transmit their concerns in order to know all the details.

From a psychological point of view, they must support the minor so that he does not feel alone in the face of danger.

Teachers also have a fundamental role. In addition to teaching subjects professionally, they have to be educators in a broad sense. The best antidote to prevent cases of bullying is to promote values ​​such as cooperation, respect, empathy and tolerance in the school context.

At the same time, teachers have to be trained to prevent abuse and to know how to deal with it.

anti-harassment campaigns

The media They report on various news, but their work also includes a commitment to society. Campaigns against bullying should be maintained for three fundamental reasons:

1) so that the harassed know that they are not alone,

2) so that bullies are ashamed of their behavior and

3) so that those who are neither victims nor bullies do not look the other way and take a step forward denouncing bullying.

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