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Getting revenge on your bully how many of us havent dreamt of that, even years after school?
However, life is not always ideal, and sometimes kids decide to take matters into their own hands.
This is what the OP of this story did.
She came up with herrevengeinvolving a DIYed mixture of lip gloss.
Read our short chat with her below!
We were curious about the OPs relationship with the little antagonist after this incident.
She says they were sort of frenemies.
They would play together and chat but still werent friendly until high school.
There was another incident between the girls in high school, though, when they were both around 13.
Today, some years later, ani24cl can look back at the lip gloss incident in a different light.
Now I think it was funny because I was so oblivious about the outcome of the prank.
When [I was] 13, when the messages happened, I felt rotten, ani24cl admits.
The thing about bullies is to address it upfront and early on.
You know what resentment [can] do to you.
It sometimes can contribute to becoming what you hate in others.
How can children and parents deal with bullying?
The statistics in the US are nothing to be happy about.
Around 20% of students aged 12-18 reportedly experiencebullying.
So, the OPs situation is nothing unusual in that regard.
However, it does make one think about what the proper way to deal with a bully is.
However, there are some other ways kids can deal with harassment and bullying.
Children with disabilities or illnesses, just like the OP, can often become victims of bullying.
Others see them as weak, making them the ideal target for bullies.
One of them is mentoring.
Thats when older students become buddies for the younger kids.
Sometimes theyre also called playground pals.
Bullied kids might find it easier to open up to someone closer to their own age.
And the older kids can teach them that bullying is not acceptable.
Another strategy can be restorative justice.
These sit-downs include all the children who took part in the incident.
This method assumes that children who bully can change their behavior by working together.
Punishments for bullies dont work.
However,social scientistsclaim that punishments such as suspension from school do very little to curb bullying behavior.
It does teach them that such behavior is wrong but doesnt communicate how they should improve.
Stuart Ablon, Ph.D., founder ofThink:Kids, writes that punishment is like bullying the bully.
Yes, bullies would like to avoid detention and suspension, and they would if they could.
What is effective, then?Researcherssay that preventative measures and early intervention might be the key.
One such program is the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
It uses such tactics as school-wide training and individualized interventions.
Some states in the US have implemented policies to address the underlying issues of bullying.
Nevada, for example, updated its anti-bullying law in 2015.
Now, social workers help address bullying behavior by helping students build social skills and empathy.
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