Bullying

B ullying is a common problem that many children face. Though it is widely spread, the most common place is at schools that are the centre of bullying. It usually occurs in unsupervised areas where there are no adults. The biggest question about bullying though is why those specific kids are being bullied. It is my belief that it is because of the lack of friends or rank of popularity. Children like to rank each other in terms of popularity such as a flight of stairs. If you for some reason are the one who is ranking others, you would obviously put yourself at the top and rank the people who are your friends higher. Being on the top makes it feel natural to pick on the person at the bottom. The people along the line just follow because they are either hoping to maintain their positions or get a higher one. As you can see, bullying is quite layered and as we focus on why the person who is being bullied is being bullied, we can also look at why the person who is bullying is bullying. In my opinion, the bully usually has a complex childhood which leads to the bullying behavior. Mostly they have been bullied themselves in the past, but it could also be due to having dysfunctional families or sometimes bullies can’t regulate their emotions. Sometimes they just need to be taught empathy. Whatever the cause may be, many people work towards neutralizing bullying but the people who can help the most are the children. As children, they have the choice to stop bullying. They have the choice to befriend others. As mentioned earlier, sometimes it is just dislike of a person and although they are feelings you can’t help, it is not good to build upon this habit.