I held a lecture about my work as an animal psychologist. A mother approached me wanting to talk to me in private. We arranged for a day to meet since I could feel her sadness, like she had one million of stones hanging around her neck. We met in a beautiful park sitting on a bench. It took some minutes before she took a deep breath and started to tell me her story.(-- In my book I wrote about me being bullying in school. The years of horror, constantly nightmares and fear during the day. The brain and heart never rested from anxiety.---)
Her son is paralyzed laying in a bed like a baby, despite that he is now 16 years old. Close to every day was her boy harassed, with words. His dad told him to hit back and they would stop bullying him at school.
"Boys will always be boys! You have to stand up for yourself!"
His son tried but they were four against him that day. The teacher was yelling at everyone, even the boy being attacked. The teacher disliked that he was causing a problem that she didn't want in her classroom.
When he walked home from school one day, the boys were following him. When no one saw they attacked him, badly.
To make many years of battle and tears short. Every one in school blamed on each other, denial, fear and then....silence. Some teachers changed school, but the children had to stay.
We adults don't like or accept to be treated incorrect, being yelled at, called names or hit!!!
What are we teaching our children by our silence?
How will they become as adults?
The best defense against Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, and even threats of physical violence is to create an atmosphere where children can communicate with adults. Too many children feel unprotected and unsafe not just in schools but in their communities.
Our silence is not helping the children. Lets be great raw-models so our children can be proud over us....and safe.
That's Amore!
Her son is paralyzed laying in a bed like a baby, despite that he is now 16 years old. Close to every day was her boy harassed, with words. His dad told him to hit back and they would stop bullying him at school.
"Boys will always be boys! You have to stand up for yourself!"
His son tried but they were four against him that day. The teacher was yelling at everyone, even the boy being attacked. The teacher disliked that he was causing a problem that she didn't want in her classroom.
When he walked home from school one day, the boys were following him. When no one saw they attacked him, badly.
To make many years of battle and tears short. Every one in school blamed on each other, denial, fear and then....silence. Some teachers changed school, but the children had to stay.
We adults don't like or accept to be treated incorrect, being yelled at, called names or hit!!!
What are we teaching our children by our silence?
How will they become as adults?
The best defense against Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, and even threats of physical violence is to create an atmosphere where children can communicate with adults. Too many children feel unprotected and unsafe not just in schools but in their communities.
Our silence is not helping the children. Lets be great raw-models so our children can be proud over us....and safe.
That's Amore!
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