Wow, nobody said that the victim is at fault when teasing occurs. I think everybody concurs that teasing happens about all kinds of things due to a variety of factors, and that the victims never should consider themselves at fault. At the same time, you can't argue certain FACTS, namely that if you have have a positive image, have confidence, and generally spend your time in a positive learning environment, then you are generally going to be successful in school and less likely to be the victim of bullying. Obviously for some children achieving such goals may be difficult. This is where the parent comes in. Parents should foster a good learning environment at home, help their children with school work whenever necessary, encourage them to pursue their interests, teach them how to deal with bullies, know who their friends are, and keep the lines of communication between school and home open just to name a few things. In this way, the child is prepared to deal with all kinds of situations in the school environment. School is a great place for a child to at least get a vague sense who he/she is, and with the proper guidance from friends, teachers, parents, etc, every child can be put on the right track in achieving that goal. Once a child finds that path to success, teasing over name brand clothes, glasses, and breastfeeding (i never heard anyone made fun of because of that, i think the teaser in this case would need a brain transplant because he/she took too many stupid pills) becomes a non-issue. This is psychology 101.
post #21 of 23
8/31/08 at 12:48am
but they were more than happy to give me the information
And they confirm my fear that a >90% circ rate here is entirely likely.
Can you expand on this? What has changed?
