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How to Find out if your Child is a Victim of School Bullying
It often happens that when children get home from school they won’t tell you anything about the events of the day. That’s all very well under ordinary circumstances. But if he or she is being bullied it presents a very real problem. Children who are being bullied tend to be very reticent about it. In some ways they seem to be protecting their tormentors. Obviously this suits the bullies who get away with it and remain unpunished. Presuming that your child is being bullied, why won’t he talk? There are several reasons. For one thing, he won’t want you to think that he isn’t coping at school. And for another,…
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School Bullying – A Child’s Worst Nightmare
Schools should be a haven of safety for children; not a hunting ground for school bullies. But sadly no school can guarantee safety from bullying. Every year when schools start, you see mothers taking on strain. Some of them rather tearfully but they try to hide it from their youngsters. Anyone looking on would try to reassure these mothers. “Don’t worry. School is the best part of your life!” How often we heard this as children! But is it really true? Is school really the best time of your life? Ask any child and you will probably get a grimace and an out and out denial. School is not the…
