Childhood bullying can lead to problem with health and social relationships in adulthood. Studies have shown that individuals struggle to hold a job and have poor social relationships. Bullying is defined as an intimidating influence towards another in an effort to demonstrate a position of power. Bullying is an insistent pattern of harassments and aggressive behavior toward another person. Bullying is a serious problem at home, schools, communities, and wherever people interact. Bullying is a challenging and constant issue that society faces. However, there are a lot of solutions that the society can follow to prevent bullying. Anti-bullying programs considered more effective than other solutions.
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Keeping members of the society educated on this issue also keeps the communication open between the parent and their children. Parent should keep this communication on a daily basis. Sometimes parent can share their life story of a time they got bullied or picked on at school and how the situation was handled, this can open a window between a parent and a child to tell his or her own story and how they can focus on fixing it. Parent involvement in their child life and what is surrounding it can bring a lot of hope to the child and encourages him or her to stand up for themselves. In case of any cyberbullying behavior the parent should get involved immediately, document the incident, printout the emails or anything in such and follow up. Parent should inform the authorities if the bullying continues. However, most parent do not have enough knowledge to spot the behavior early. Anti-bullying programs will teach parents and give them the acknowledge how to spot signs of bullying; also will provide children with better understanding to the effects of bullying. Educating one family at a time can improve U.S. society as a whole. Anti-bullying program inspires kindness and positive attitude among students. Surround student with positive energy can help them to overcome the bullying …show more content…
For example, having a counselor in each school that will observe student behavior in the hallways, in classes, and in personal sessions. The counselor should try to catch anything that might seem as a sign of bullying. Also have teachers to go under training that will teach them how to see and evaluate the signs of bullying among student in the classroom. Teachers should promote open communication with student and their parent. Teachers should provide activities to teach them about bullying, such as presentations and speeches. Build a safe environment inside school. Teachers should conduct classroom meetings to see how students are getting along with each other. Create polices and rules. Create a reporting system of any bullying