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| Bullying is more prevalent and serious than most parents realize. To bring bullying to the forefront, Lifetime recently aired the original movie “Odd Girl Out.” It’s a fictional story about a teen daughter and her mother who have difficulty handling the wide-spread problem of emotional bullying among girls. According to a study by the National Education Association, every day 160,000 students miss school for fear of being attacked or bullied.
What is bullying? Traditionally,Nike Shox R4, we might think of bullying as picking a physical fight with someone and taking possession of some lunch money or worse. But today bullying isn’t limited to physical assault or stealing. Bullying can take many shapes and sizes. Let’s look at this scene from “Odd Girl Out”: Several girls are talking together at the school lunchroom. Vanessa approaches, but as she gets closer, the others turn away from her with their backs to her, effectively shutting her out. As Vanessa leaves, the other girls laugh and comment on her discomfort. Is this bullying? Yes,Nike Air Max 90 Sale! While boys are generally more overt, girls tend to use covert methods, such as excluding. Adults sometimes have difficulty understanding how these seemingly tame tactics can cause so much distress for adolescents. It’s only teasing . . . right? Keep in mind that the intention of bullying is a deliberate activity to hurt someone physically or emotionally where the bully derives pleasure from another’s pain. Bullying includes: excluding, ignoring, humiliating, teasing, name-calling, attacking,Nike Shox NZ, spreading rumors, taunting, being pushed |
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