Bullying

Bullying

Bullying among children is aggressive behavior that is intentional and that involves an imbalance of power or strength. Typically, it is repeated over time. Bullying can take many forms such as hitting, spitting or punching (physical bullying); teasing or name-calling (verbal bullying); having other students give them toys or candy so they will be friends or so that the bully won’t bother them; intimidation through gestures or social exclusion (nonverbal bullying or emotional bullying, getting other children to exclude the target); and sending insulting messages by e-mail (cyber-bullying). Many children engage in bullying every day. Although each child is different, those who bully other young people do share some common characteristics. Here are some things to look for:

Common Characteristics of Children Who Bully
• Impulsive, hot-headed, dominant;
• Easily frustrated;
• Lack empathy;
• Have difficulty following rules; and
• Views’ violence in a positive way.
There are many signs that a child is being bullied. Some signs to look for:
• The child comes home with torn, damaged, or missing pieces of clothing, books or other belongings;
• The child has unexplained bruises, cuts or scratches;
• The child seems afraid of going to school, walking to and from school from carpool;
• The child appears sad, moody, teary or depressed when he or she comes home;
• The child frequently appears anxious and/or suffers from low self-esteem.
If you suspect your child is being bullied, remember to support your child, inform others and take action, talk to them about trying the following;
• Your child must remain calm and not act scared. He/she should try not to show that he/she is upset or angry because bullies love to get a reaction. If your child stays calm and hides his/her emotions, bullies might get bored and leave him/her alone.
• Your child must answer bullies firmly in short sentences such as "Yes. No. Leave me alone." He/she start a discussion or argue with the bully.
• Remember to tell your child that violence never solved anything. Your child must avoid fighting. Should he/she feel threatened, he/she should give the bullies what they want. Remind him/her that personal property is not worth an injury.
Please always report to the school any bullying activity!

Kids & Brain Power

I love Brain Research and wanted to share some tips;

You can help your child train their brain to help them remember things that they are studying. Here are four things you can practice with your child to help them be a ‘better thinker’.
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1. Make Connections
Make the things you want to remember connect to you in some way. So, when you are trying to learn an idea, try to see how it can connect from your experiences to the topic you are studying. If you can make a connection, you can remember how the things go together, making personal connections is sure fire way to transfer the new information into long term memory.
2. Close Your Eyes And Visualize
Try to picture in your mind what you wish to remember. For example, if you are trying to remember that Columbus landed in 1492, you might want to close your eyes and visualize, or see a picture of Columbus on his ship with you by his side holding up a card with the date 1492 painted on the side.
3. Make it silly and or fun
Have them act it out and remember to laugh A LOT!
Repeat, Repeat, Repeat!
If you have to remember a list of words, for example, read it once and do this over and over again until you know it. Repeating what you have to remember can help burn the information into your memory