I have been talking to the kids the last couple of days and I cannot belive some of the things they have been telling me. Ryan came home one day so upset because a kid on the bus was calling him mummy ears because he has eczema in his ears and we are trying so hard to find something that works. Now the kid that is doing this ,I would have NEVER thought would be a bully. He was in Taylors class last year and even came to her birthday party. Apparetly he has been making fun of alot of kids at school and making them cry.
Today the kids come home and told me that a 2nd grader was making a little kindergarden boy cry on the bus and when he would cry the boy would just yell at him and say STOP CRYING. Taylor said she tried to stick up for him and the boy told her it was none of her business.
Now I may be wrong here but I told her to say yes it is my business and if you do not stop I will tell an adult. I told her God wants us to help each other and we should never sit back and watch someone get hurt. You do not have to do anything but you can tell an adult.
Now what I would like to know is what would make an older kid enjoy being mean to a younger kid. I have to say that I do not even think the parents of the two boys even know that their kids are doing this esp. the 5th grader.
I am pleading with all parents out there. Talk to your kids about bullying even if you do not think your kid would do something like that. Many parents have no idea. Your child could be a bully and you do not even know it. Most people think bullys come from broken homes and that its because that is the way they are brought up. This is simply not true. A child could be a bully because they are acting out because they do not have friends or feel insecure and that by bulling someone else they have a little self confidence. OR it could be the friends your child is hanging around with. They may be following the crowd and not even realize what they are doing.
This is something I have been talking to my kids about on a daily basis now. I am teaching my kids to stand up for themselves as well as other people. I am teaching them that standing up for someone else is great practice when it comes to having to stand up for Christ.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this and find out if your kids are dealing with this issue as well.
