How to beat up the bully

OMG! It's the bully!

School is not a good place for some people. It spells fear and terror in their everyday existence. What’s worse about it is skipping school is a big No No. It’s part of growing up and education is inevitably a need these days. School is supposed to be a learning environment. It should be fun as well as nurturing. But, is bullying part of the whole process of being educated? Unfortunately, it becomes a tradition of some sort. What is a school without a bully, right? Someone has to do the bullying or else everybody in the class is missing something.

Who are the bullies?

They are usually the big kids in the campus, the cheerleaders, the jocks and just about anybody who is making a hell out of everybody else.

Why bully?

Bullying has been miscalculated as a normal thing with kids. It’s part of growing up too, as they would say. Bullying is when an individual or group repeatedly tries to do bad things on someone, preferably vulnerable and weak. It comes in many forms. It could be teasing or taunting, name calling and even hitting. Sometimes it is indirect like creating and spreading rumors, or just trying to make the whole school despise someone.

Why worry about bullying?

Some parents would just look at bullying as a child’s play. However, it could really become ugly, especially when it leads kids and teenagers to be horribly afraid. Somehow bullying becomes one of the reasons for poor academic performance. Why bother go to school, if it would mean being beat up? In severe cases, the victims may react with drastic measures such as attempting suicide. And others, well, the effects of bullying leave an endless scar of their life.

How to fight the bully?

Avoid the chance. It’s not really hiding from the bully, but taking another route to the class just to avoid him or her or them.

Stand tall and fast. If there’s no chance of avoiding the bully, then facing the person is the only way. Be brave and fight back. It’s not really a good advice but sometimes standing up and doing something is necessary. This does not mean kicking or hitting back. It means saying a strong “No” or “Stop it.” Answering the violence with violence will just encourage the bullies. Or, call the principal or any adult.

Be confident and strong. Remember that bullies go after the weak, so don’t be one. Don’t let them smell fear. Also, they are not perfect too. They have weaknesses and flaws just like everybody else.

Get a friend. Having someone around will lessen the chance of getting bullied. Stick with a buddy when going to school or eating lunch. A friend will always stop the process. If not, he or she could tell the principal or teacher.

Always remember that sooner or later the bullies will eventually get into trouble. They might lose their friends or get expelled from school for being bullies. What you can do is to be strong and be on guard always.