How to teach children to face teasing
Sometimes children have to endure the ridicule of schoolmates, their peers outside of school and even their own siblings. When children make fun, it means that through the words they try to ridicule the child to humiliate , many of the children who make fun do not know the consequences that can have
Sometimes children have to endure the ridicule of schoolmates, their peers outside of school and even their own siblings. When children make fun, it means that through the words they try to ridicule the child to humiliate, many of the children who make fun do not know the consequences that can have on the self-esteem of those who are affected.
The usual thing is that children are able to handle this type of teasing and that it becomes temporary without affecting more than the self-esteem account, but it is not always the case. There are children who are more vulnerable, more insecure or feel more defenseless against this type of attack so they unwittingly become an even more attractive target for the aggressors, since they tend to look for weak 'victims'.
How can we teach children to face teasing.
Why some children do not know how to handle teasing
Children who do not know how to handle teasing can be because they feel different to others, because they think that teasing is justified, because it acts differently than others, because it comes out of the norm, because they envy him, because he tries to defend himself but reacts in such a way that other children only make them want to mock more ... etc.
When a child does not know how to handle teasing, no matter how old he is, he will need help from his parents to cope with them para, to be able to act correctly and above all to understand that it is temporary and that he does not have to enter it. game or it will be worse. Consejos 3 tips to help a child who gets teasedParents have a very important role in helping children cope because we must start from the basis that many children who are teased have low self-esteem and little personal security because His self-esteem has been severely affected.
To help your child, you can follow the following tips:
1.
Find information
about what happens to your child. Because it happens? Who makes fun? What do they say to make him feel this bad? En 2. Teach your child that there are several ways to deal with them:- Ignore them
(in this way, although initially the child who makes fun will make it stronger, there will come a moment when he will give up)
- Learn answers fast but not offensive (for example: I know you want me to be angry but you will not get it).
- Teach him to ask for help whenever he needs it (teachers, friends ...). 3. Perform
role plays to be able to rehearse the techniques. It is important that your child feels loved, supported and understood at all times and that if you really see what is going wrong, that you seek help from a professional immediately so that it does not affect their self-esteem more than the account.
