AS SCHOOLS struggle with the problem of bullying, the role that adults play is often overlooked.
According to students who previewed a confronting new American documentary on the subject, threatening and violent behaviour gets worse when adults ignore it, condone it or just play it down as ”kids just being kids”.
via Students troubled by role adults play in school bullying.
I don’t think adults can advise kids on bullying when they themselves are the product of a cod-ee, bullying culture. I’m still waiting for the education department to recognise that they are a big part of the problem. I won’t hold my breath. Maybe we could put the policy makers on a desert island, teach them mindfulness and hope like crazy that they will be able to identify the bully within themselves. Then maybe they’ll be equipped to resolve the bullying that occurs externally.
No, I don’t think I’ll hold my breath on that one either…