Last week my childhood friend's stepson was taunted online. A group of us found about it and went to the group and started to point out that this was wrong. We even tried to get the administer of the group to shut it down but he refused to do so. The kids on the site commented on the fact that they saw nothing wrong with what they were doing to this young men. Facebook did take action and removed the hate group and are working with the school district and the local sheriff. My question is why does today's youth think it is okay to tease and taunt other human beings because they are different. Do they not realize that those who they tease have feelings too? Don't they realize that their words and actions cause pain? Or is it because some of our today's youth do not care what others think or feel? Do they think only about themselves? I do have to include a big thank you to the teens who stood up for what was right and recognize that the teasing and taunting was wrong and defended the young man. They also took a lot of verbal abuse from those who continued the constant bulliness.
As a parent I know that I need to talk to my children about treating all children the way they want to be treated. If other children are teasing that child you need to step in and say that is enough because it is wrong. Don't join in the taunting because everyone else is. Stand up and do the right thing. From an early age I have tried to teach my girls that they need to treat everyone nicely. It is hard to be a parent in today's time but we must stop this type of behavior in our youth before someone else is driven to the point of killing their selves because the pain and heartache of being bullied. Talk to you children about why it is wrong to bully children and make sure they know they can talk to you if kids in their school are taunting them. Have an open policy that they can talk to you about anything. Urge them to stand up for what is right and report those who participating in bullying another child. Some schools have a no bully tolerance. I know our school district does and the minute you anonymously make the call the police are alerted and it is taken seriously. If your school district does not have a policy start one!
We need to as a community stop this type of behavior. No Tolerance for bullying! Stand up and do the right thing!
Here are some links that help stop bullying!
http://www.tolerance.org/activity/bullying-tips-students
My blog is dedicated to Phoebe Prince and all of the other children who are bullied to the point that they have taken their precious lives because the pain was too much to bare. May God be with you and your families! And to those who are being bullied at the moment and don't know where to turn please tell someone so we can stop. My friend's son who was bullied didn't tell anyone and was going to take the abuse. His cousin found the hate group on facebook and told her aunt about it. We found the link to it and had it shut down. So don't feel alone and feel like you have no one to turn to. Contact the local police in your town if you have to because it is a crime if someone is bullying you online and in person. Stop the abuse! If you know someone who is being bullied at school or away from school step up and the do the right thing and report it the authorities. A lot of time children who are bullied will not speak up for themselves.
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