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3 Simple Cues to Watch Out For To Know If Your Student is Bullied In School

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Being a teacher somehow makes you a parent to hundreds of kids throughout your career, without giving birth to them. If you’d stay faithful to this vocation as a ‘parent’ and teacher, you’d only want the best for them regarding academics, physical health, and social relationships.

While you do your best to perform your duties as an educator and guardian, your students may be subject to occurrences that may create an impact on their characters and development, such as the ever-present act of bullying. Just before your students fall victim to this, here are necessary items you should remember.

1. Sudden Loss of Interest with Friends and Favorite Activities

While kids’ behaviors change as they go through the pre-adolescence stage, there may be some external factors that can cause changes in their preferences.

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Be keen to your students’ shifts in interests or set of friends or the lack thereof. While this may not always be apparent to the teacher, take the time to monitor your learners’ attitude. Talk to them as you deem necessary.

2. Signs of Developing Bad Attitude

When exposed to bullying, children may either adapt to their tormentor’s unwanted aggressiveness or develop timidity about it. This sign is more apparent than changes in preferences and should be easier to recognize.

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However, it may take time and serious effort to reverse any adverse effects of bullying. Make your student open up about his experiences and call their parents’ attention about this.

3. Support and Praise Your Students

Whether a student is subject to bullying or not may be difficult to assess. Hence the safest and most practical yet effective way of reversing the effects of this act is by providing your students with positive feedback.

 

Show support and encouragement even with little things. Teach your kids to be assertive, not aggressive. Also, make it a habit of recognizing your students’ capabilities in the classroom to make a positive impact on your learners’ behavior. While you won’t know who gets bullied when they do, there are always ways to zero out the negatives.
Lastly, be mindful of those children who have the tendency to bully others. Talk to them, too and see why they torment others. At the end of the day, both bully and bullied need your guidance and attention. Contact us to find out more.

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How to Look After Your Child’s Safety When They’re In School

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Because kids also spend a significant amount of their time in school as they do at home, parents get concerned about what’s going on while they are not around their kids.

While schools, in general, should be a safe and secure area for your child with their teachers watching them at school, parents should still be vigilant of signs or threats that can put their kids at risk. Let’s review some tips to increase their safety.

1. Have Your Kids Memorize Addresses and Phone Number

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As early as your child begins to speak complete sentences, make sure to teach them how to say your home address and phone number. When they start school, have them carry your calling card or a note with all the things they have to know during an emergency.

2. Teach Your Kids Not to Interact with Strangers

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Not unless under your supervision, your kids should be taught not to communicate or accept anything from strangers. Rude as it may seem but it’s best to keep the phrase “stranger danger” during these times. Let them know that they should never share a ride with or take anything from anyone they don’t know.

3. Show Your Kids the Safest Route Going to Their School and Back Home

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Start driving or just walking your kids towards their school until they have memorized the path. Teach them to identify traffic signals, proper use of pedestrian lanes, stay on the sidewalk, and where to stand while waiting for the bus. We also recommend that small children should only be permitted to walk when they are with a friend, a sibling, or someone trusted by the family.

4. Talk To Your Children

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Before their day begins, verbally remind them of the things we have mentioned above just to be sure they know how important it is to keep themselves safe when mom or dad is not around. And at the end of the day, ask them how the trip to school was, how their day went, or if they met someone new. Subtle signals such as a change in behavior during a conversation might need more probing from a parent as it may have been an untoward experience for the child.

Even when teacher’s around, training your kids with these tips will minimize all possible danger and risks. It’s always better to be sure than sorry.