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Originally Posted by Seth 2  In person, there are many more ways to react than by typing a reply. That’s why it doesn’t work when parents tell their children to ignore bullies, because even if the kid has a perfect poker face and doesn’t respond to the taunting, his body language will give him away. Bullies can smell fear! Or more poetically, “who you are is always shining through.” Or more technically, animals’ bodies emit electric signals that can be read subconsciously by other animals.
So kids, don’t react to anyone, and remember that your response counts! |
I totally agree. Growing up I always had bullies try to pick on me because we moved around a lot and bullies always love to pick on the "new kid". I tried all kinds of things to make them go away. The thing I always found that worked was to never back down. I wasn't afraid of fighting with anybody, and as such nobody really wanted to fight with me. Even if they were 3 times my size, they always wondered what I *knew* to not be afraid of them and they stayed away from me after a while.
I knew a lot of kids that would just "take it" from bullies from the start, and they would either end up severely beaten up, or they would take it, take it, take it, take it, and then one day snap and lose it and we all know where that goes.