Bullying has been prevalent in society for a very long time. Understanding its impact and ensuring that awareness is continuously inculcated in parents and children is becoming more than essential.
Nowadays, as the world is modernizing, the generation's sensitivity is also increasing, which can easily lead to sensitive or bullying-prone situations easily. Unfortunately, different types of bullying have emerged, directly or indirectly hurting the feelings of children. Bullying from social media platforms or online, indirect commenting and catcalling, and various manipulative mind games and tricks; sadly, the list is endless.
It has become essential for parents to keep an eye out for this evil, making sure that the child is not the victim. Keep on reading to learn more about it.
Parents must understand that any specific action or rule book does not define bullying. The word bullying is not just an action but much more. Any child suffering from a state of depression, anxiousness, and nervousness due to certain triggers can be called a victim of bullying.
Also, there are always two sides involved in bullying. There are groups of people or someone who hurt the feelings of the one who cannot raise their voice or stand up against themselves, constantly provoking them.
The other side is of those children who are victims of the suffering of these groups or someone who purposely triggers or hurts feelings out of their own negative outrage.
Both sides are suffering from various situations, projecting their feelings into depression because of the trigger, or they are getting triggered because of the situation, which is encouraging them to act this way.
Many parents think that children will forget about the harmful incidents in their lives as they grow up. However, the hurt and emotional outrage felt in childhood can cause deep internal scars and trauma that children, even after growing up, cannot forget.
This mental trauma from bullying or any other situation can cause the children to have bad mental health throughout. Here are a few pointers that can help parents understand why mental health is crucial among children:
As of now, parents should have been clear about how hurt and mental triggers affect mental health.
There can be various reasons for bullying. As mentioned earlier, bullying is the projection of internal insecurities and grudges toward someone who is weaker than the person hurting.
There are certain things to remember as a parent while handling such a delicate situation:
Now that you know about the various aspects of how bullying affects mental health and how it can be addressed. Parents should make sure to constantly support their child through motivational encouragement and therapy sessions when needed. Bullying is a social evil which should be eradicated from society.