BEAT BULLYING

What bullying does?

In our growing years we all have faced bullying, either we were bullied or we did the bullying. All said and done, bullying is a universal phenomenon. Though years later, you may recover from the aftereffects, while you are undergoing it does make life difficult and miserable for the victim. Without doubt, it erodes confidence of the victim and when s/he decides to retaliate, the price may be steep sometimes stained with blood, as we witnessed recently in Gurgaon. Everyday in our schools, families and neighbourhoods children are tormented, teased and bullied for their looks, accents, intelligence and backgrounds--to name a few. No doubts, bullying is a big menace and we need to do someting to curb this.

Bullying takes many forms: it isn't all physical violence, it is also verbal and social abuse. Passing a nasty remark, a snigger, calling names come under the purview of bullying. Bullying erodes the confidence of the vicim and often stems from low levels of self confidence of the bully.

Bullying can't be brushed away, rather it needs active parental intervention as well support of school to curb this menace. Spending quality as well quantity time with children is mandatory to curb bullying. Listen to what they have to say because in our hurry we often forget to hear what kids need to share, and if you get a whiff of the fact that your child is bullied, do not ignore it, rather complain and take action. Let us all join our hands to beat bullying and not bullies.