This will be the beginning of a continuing conversation about bullies and people who are being bullied by others. We would like to discuss what can be done to stop the type of behavior that makes someone, child or adult feel powerless in the face of another individual. I look forward to the comments of both adults and children. I look forward to the suggestions of parents, teachers, social workers and even of children and young adults who have been affected by ‘bullies’.
Just as important I would like all of us to look at our own life and determine if we have in the past or in the present used our position of authority over another individual that may be making that person feel without power. It may be our own child or it may be a student if we are a teacher. It may be a sibling or a classmate. Lets examine together how and why this is happening and what is a way that we can act in a more peaceful way.
