Cyber Bullying and Parents

Imagine your child not wanting to go to school and you think it's just because he wants to stay home playing video games? How about when you find out he's being bullied? Not every kid is brave enough to tell their parents about cyber bullying because they think that if the bully finds out that they told, it will get worse. There's when you as a parent start to think what should I do? Well, if your child is being bullied, you want to act up and do everything you can do to stop it, if possible. There are plenty of ways to help your child cope with bullying and teasing. The very first thing you may do to help your child be aware of bullies is by talking to them about it. It is very important to speak to your child, so they will be prepared if it happens.

Let's take a look at this "Each day, 10-year-old Seth asked his mom for more lunch moneys, yet he seemed skinnier than ever and came home from school hungry" (Lyness). This is a sign of bullying and parents should take that serious. It turned out that Seth was giving his lunch money to another kid who was threatening to hurt him if he did not pay. Therefore, it is important for parents to discuss this  type of problem with their children, because it is very difficult to figure out if bullying is happening. Most of the time kids don't talk to adults about what is happening to them, because they think that their parents will urge them to fight back and that's what they're scared of.

Work Cited

Lyness, D' Arcy "Helping Kids Deal with Bullies" Kids Health. Kids Health July 2013. Web. April 28 2014