I guess every person in this world who has ever been born has a least experienced the rights of passage of childhood, including the person who made you afraid everyday.
Bullies come in all sizes and shapes, and yes, they even grow up to be adult bullies. The old adage that the child will grow out this stage is simply an excuse not to do a parenting or a teacher’s job. Children need instruction on behavior skills, and it is this forever job as a parent to be not a bunkbed buddy but a standard bearer against unacceptable behavior in any circumstance.
Excuses come in all sizes and shapes as well when a parent repeatedly tries to explain away the bad behavior of their child, until even they start believing their own spin on their child’s destructive attitude, while their child repeats it over and over again Everyone has to remember that it only takes one person to rock the boat, until you and everyone else is treading water. That is exactly what a child lives with every day, learning to “keep the bullies happy and they won’t rock the boat.”
Fear is a great equalizer. It does not matter who or where you are, you were born afraid and will be afraid all the time, there is no escape. Through learned fear management skills you will grow to accept the butterflies in your stomach and the tiny needles in the back of your knees making you so weak it becomes hard to stand.
Education about child bully prevention and child safety is readily available; you owe it to yourself - and especially to your children - to explore it.
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