Bullies??? "Can be good for children????

Well due to the recent you tube video crazy about bullies I feel inclined to post and things I have read, seen, experienced, and heard.

It is considered one of the most stressful experiences of childhood.
But standing up to bullies and classroom enemies can help children develop, psychologists claim.

A study has shown that youngsters are more popular and more admired by teachers and friends if they return schoolyard hostility in kind.

Although the researchers accept that bullying can be damaging to children, leading to depression and anxiety, those who are not afraid to stand up for themselves can benefit from being picked on.

'Mutual dislike' can help students develop healthy social and emotional skills - and can sometimes have a bigger impact on their development than friendships, the researchers claim.
In a study of American children aged 11 and 12, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, compared those who stood up to aggressors with those who did not.
Children who returned hostility with hostility appeared to be the most mature, the researchers found.

Boys who stood up to bullies and schoolyard enemies were judged more socially competent by their teachers.

Girls who did the same were more popular and more admired by teachers and peers, the researchers found.

While the study did not suggest that it was healthy to be the victim of bullying, it found negative experiences could teach children about conflict resolution.
It could also give them an early lesson that not everybody in life is going to like them, the researchers said.

Psychologist Melissa Witkow, who is now at Willamette University in Oregon, said: 'The study backs up research from academic Helene Guldberg, child development expert at the Open University, who said teachers should not protect pupils from playground spats as they can help them handle difficult events in the future.'

However, anti-bullying campaigners condemned her remarks at the time, saying teachers needed to be vigilant about the problem.
Some celebrities have reflected on how fighting back against bullies helped define their childhood.

Comedian Eddie Izzard said he became a 'rock' after fighting off bullies at the six boarding schools he attended.
'No one was going to give me a hard time because I was going to give them a hard time,' he said.
'I was already built to resist any problems that would come up.'

Michelle Heaton, the former Liberty X singer, was bullied at school because she was overweight.
'It was horrible but it made me a better person,' she revealed in an interview.

Now with all this in light this is my take.

My kids have been bullied, they tell the teacher and nothing happens, they come home and tell me and I report it- nothing happens. When both of my kids - with my blessing - finally fought back, all bullying stopped.

I've taught my kids to never start a fight but if they are bullied to fight back. Kids who bully do so because they get away with it but when you get that kid who defends themself...trust me, the bully thinks twice.

I would much rather have my child fight back and get suspended then to have them succumb to depression and suicide. It's not voilence, it's protecting yourself, emotionally, physically and from future bully's.

HardTail.....

As always I would love to hear your comments and replies to my post feel free good or bad to leave what you want..

Here is some links to kids being bullied and fighting back.. Bravo boys bravo..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7TYr4PFQGk