whether it happens in the schoolyard or online bullying can have devastating
online bullying can have devastating
online bullying can have devastating effects for a child and for parents
effects for a child and for parents
effects for a child and for parents struggling to help stop it hi I’m Pamela
struggling to help stop it hi I’m Pamela
struggling to help stop it hi I’m Pamela from watchmojo.com and today we’re
from watchmojo.com and today we’re
from watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to dr. Loula I morali a
speaking to dr. Loula I morali a
speaking to dr. Loula I morali a psychiatrist at the Montreal Children’s
psychiatrist at the Montreal Children’s
psychiatrist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital about recognizing the signs of
Hospital about recognizing the signs of
Hospital about recognizing the signs of bullying in children and what can be
bullying in children and what can be
bullying in children and what can be done to help overcome it are there are
done to help overcome it are there are
done to help overcome it are there are some key signs that parents can look out
some key signs that parents can look out
some key signs that parents can look out for if they suspect that their child is
for if they suspect that their child is
for if they suspect that their child is being bullied some of the most common
being bullied some of the most common
being bullied some of the most common characteristics would be a child that
characteristics would be a child that
characteristics would be a child that will start expressing have diminished
will start expressing have diminished
will start expressing have diminished interest or something that they liked
interest or something that they liked
interest or something that they liked before a child that will become more
before a child that will become more
before a child that will become more withdrawn that will start becoming
withdrawn that will start becoming
withdrawn that will start becoming anxious about going to school or
anxious about going to school or
anxious about going to school or frequenting a certain environment
frequenting a certain environment
frequenting a certain environment because sometimes it may not be in the
because sometimes it may not be in the
because sometimes it may not be in the school environment when asked sometimes
school environment when asked sometimes
school environment when asked sometimes by the parents or even their peers or
by the parents or even their peers or
by the parents or even their peers or their siblings as to the reason
their siblings as to the reason
their siblings as to the reason initially they may not divulge that
initially they may not divulge that
initially they may not divulge that information because I don’t feel well
information because I don’t feel well
information because I don’t feel well about themselves or they want to hide it
about themselves or they want to hide it
about themselves or they want to hide it for different reasons so yes parents
for different reasons so yes parents
for different reasons so yes parents should be alerted to the fact that it is
should be alerted to the fact that it is
should be alerted to the fact that it is very common today that it does exist and
very common today that it does exist and
very common today that it does exist and they should be persistent in trying to
they should be persistent in trying to
they should be persistent in trying to find out what is going on what can
find out what is going on what can
find out what is going on what can parents do if they suspect that their
parents do if they suspect that their
parents do if they suspect that their child is being bullied they should with
child is being bullied they should with
child is being bullied they should with their attitude and approach try to come
their attitude and approach try to come
their attitude and approach try to come back again and again and try to observe
back again and again and try to observe
back again and again and try to observe and bring up their observations and at
and bring up their observations and at
and bring up their observations and at the same time without any kind of
the same time without any kind of
the same time without any kind of judgmental attitude if the approach
judgmental attitude if the approach
judgmental attitude if the approach should be with warmth and understanding
should be with warmth and understanding
should be with warmth and understanding and as much as possible exploratory
and as much as possible exploratory
and as much as possible exploratory rather than just rental in any kind of
rather than just rental in any kind of
rather than just rental in any kind of sense what are some of the long-term
sense what are some of the long-term
sense what are some of the long-term effects of being bullied most often we
effects of being bullied most often we
effects of being bullied most often we have internalizing problems for example
have internalizing problems for example
have internalizing problems for example anxiety even depression unfortunately
anxiety even depression unfortunately
anxiety even depression unfortunately very often self-harm and even suicide
very often self-harm and even suicide
very often self-harm and even suicide attempt some weights have been quite
attempt some weights have been quite
attempt some weights have been quite widely publicized even psychotic
widely publicized even psychotic
widely publicized even psychotic symptoms that seem to be associated with
symptoms that seem to be associated with
symptoms that seem to be associated with bullying so it is
bullying so it is
bullying so it is the consequences and long-term
the consequences and long-term
the consequences and long-term consequences and that of course leaves
consequences and that of course leaves
consequences and that of course leaves out the low self-esteem that has other
out the low self-esteem that has other
out the low self-esteem that has other kind of consequences but the most
kind of consequences but the most
kind of consequences but the most immediate ones are quite important for
immediate ones are quite important for
immediate ones are quite important for the mental health of a person if a child
the mental health of a person if a child
the mental health of a person if a child confirms that they are being bullied
confirms that they are being bullied
confirms that they are being bullied what are the best courses of action to
what are the best courses of action to
what are the best courses of action to take the actual should be immediate they
take the actual should be immediate they
take the actual should be immediate they let’s say the child confirms to a parent
let’s say the child confirms to a parent
let’s say the child confirms to a parent that they are being bullied more often
that they are being bullied more often
that they are being bullied more often than not that I would say and especially
than not that I would say and especially
than not that I would say and especially in the younger children just the
in the younger children just the
in the younger children just the involvement of a parent for example
involvement of a parent for example
involvement of a parent for example depending in which environment it
depending in which environment it
depending in which environment it happens and the fact that the parent may
happens and the fact that the parent may
happens and the fact that the parent may alert the other adult who is supervising
alert the other adult who is supervising
alert the other adult who is supervising that particular environment that may
that particular environment that may
that particular environment that may have a positive effect right away if the
have a positive effect right away if the
have a positive effect right away if the teacher or the teachers are not
teacher or the teachers are not
teacher or the teachers are not responsive the parent would should go to
responsive the parent would should go to
responsive the parent would should go to the principal and if the principal and
the principal and if the principal and
the principal and if the principal and the school are not responsible or they
the school are not responsible or they
the school are not responsible or they are not sufficient to contain that all
are not sufficient to contain that all
are not sufficient to contain that all school boards have services and there is
school boards have services and there is
school boards have services and there is always a way to go higher and higher
always a way to go higher and higher
always a way to go higher and higher especially if there is any evidence of
especially if there is any evidence of
especially if there is any evidence of it let’s say cyber bullying something
it let’s say cyber bullying something
it let’s say cyber bullying something that can be documented is a criminal act
that can be documented is a criminal act
that can be documented is a criminal act so somebody could go as far as no
so somebody could go as far as no
so somebody could go as far as no actually calling the police if the
actually calling the police if the
actually calling the police if the problem is cyberbullying what can
problem is cyberbullying what can
problem is cyberbullying what can parents do to make sure that their child
parents do to make sure that their child
parents do to make sure that their child isn’t being targeted online they have to
isn’t being targeted online they have to
isn’t being targeted online they have to be aware of all the different forms of
be aware of all the different forms of
be aware of all the different forms of cyber bullying they should believe their
cyber bullying they should believe their
cyber bullying they should believe their child right away because many parents
child right away because many parents
child right away because many parents are not as familiar with how significant
are not as familiar with how significant
are not as familiar with how significant the problem can be for their child if
the problem can be for their child if
the problem can be for their child if something is posted in a facebook it can
something is posted in a facebook it can
something is posted in a facebook it can be disseminated right away to at least
be disseminated right away to at least
be disseminated right away to at least hundreds of people thousands of people
hundreds of people thousands of people
hundreds of people thousands of people and it stays sort of forever children
and it stays sort of forever children
and it stays sort of forever children are very aware of these realities and
are very aware of these realities and
are very aware of these realities and the experience we haven’t lived through
the experience we haven’t lived through
the experience we haven’t lived through that reality at that age and the damage
that reality at that age and the damage
that reality at that age and the damage is not sometimes
is not sometimes
is not sometimes clearly understood what doesn’t work is
clearly understood what doesn’t work is
clearly understood what doesn’t work is telling the child to stop using the type
telling the child to stop using the type
telling the child to stop using the type of technology because you could bind the
of technology because you could bind the
of technology because you could bind the computer at home but there’s computer
computer at home but there’s computer
computer at home but there’s computer access everywhere you could take away
access everywhere you could take away
access everywhere you could take away the cell phone but everybody else has a
the cell phone but everybody else has a
the cell phone but everybody else has a cell phone so if that is not something
cell phone so if that is not something
cell phone so if that is not something that can work how can parents encourage
that can work how can parents encourage
that can work how can parents encourage their children not to be an accomplice
their children not to be an accomplice
their children not to be an accomplice 10 any of this type of behavior we
10 any of this type of behavior we
10 any of this type of behavior we should discourage them from you know
should discourage them from you know
should discourage them from you know being involved in type of relationships
being involved in type of relationships
being involved in type of relationships that assume control and power over nanny
that assume control and power over nanny
that assume control and power over nanny individual role modeling within the
individual role modeling within the
individual role modeling within the family in the golden rule if you do not
family in the golden rule if you do not
family in the golden rule if you do not want something down to hear you don’t do
want something down to hear you don’t do
want something down to hear you don’t do it to others and if you wouldn’t do
it to others and if you wouldn’t do
it to others and if you wouldn’t do something in real life in direct contact
something in real life in direct contact
something in real life in direct contact you don’t do it so any other means thank
you don’t do it so any other means thank
you don’t do it so any other means thank you very much thank you
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