After watching this, it's clear why we try to raise resilient children, so they aren't damaged by bullying.
What do we do about the bullies?
The bullies are the normal children…who are getting along just fine….they could be your children/my children. We need to be conscious about raising children that are respectful of themselves and others. We need to remember that empathy is learned….children will not pick it up if they don't see examples of it in their caregivers. Children learn from example, so it's not about the bullies, but it's about how do we (the adults) change? Society will not change until each individual decides to work on themselves; we all have to work on becoming better people. That is the only way we can create a better world.
And this is why I teach parenting….so that (us) parents can get together and have that conversation about how we're going to change so that we can raise children into the adults we hope they become.
