Comments on: Miley Cyrus Bullied and Tormented

By: Whiskey Mike

Whiskey Mike — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:05:40 +0000

Ben, the only problem with that is that if the child who is bullied fights back, he is punished instead of/or with the bully.

By: Ben Leichtling

Ben Leichtling — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:41:23 +0000

Hi Sally,

Bullies, like other predators, look for prey they think are weak. Like hyenas looking over a herd on the Serengeti Plain.

So it’s about bullies being predators and about a few of the other kids looking like prey.

We need to do two things at the say time:
1. Stop the predators.
2. Teach the prey to stop looking like weak ones. It’s not their fault, but they can learn to look like they’re not worth the effort to bullies.

Best wishes,
Ben

By: SALLY

SALLY — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:20:26 +0000

i totally agree with mytwoocents and the others. its not a persons faulth whether they get bullied- its about them bullies who think there really cool just for picking on a little child. i honestly couldnt believe that MILEY CYRRUS got bullie. i mean she looks so serious and happy about her life that i could never imagine that that will ever occur to her. i do feel sorry for her and i am glad that as many childrens rolemodel, she stood up to them bullies and stopped it. i think that alot of children will get influenced by her mature decision.

well done miley!

By: Ben Leichtling

Ben Leichtling — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:51:22 +0000

Hi Nancy,

I’m glad you got your son out of harm’s way, but, generally, I agree with mytwocents, unless the principal, school district and community were against you, In that case I wouldn’t force my children to suffer while I fought a protracted battle with the authorities.

I think the problems are really:
1. Parents who won’t stop their bullying children.
2. Principals, who are the ones who set the tone at their schools. They determine whether bulling is tolerated-encouraged or stopped. Teachers are pressured to go along. Most won’t risk their jobs by fighting against principals.

Many principals already act courageously but many more are afraid of the bullying parents who protect their little terrorists. The laws are necessary to force reluctant principals to act.

And, of course, our responsibility is to teach our kids how to stop bullies – even if that means fighting back. Later, your son will probably encounter bullies at work or in personal life. Only rarely is the best solution getting another job.

Best wishes,
Ben

By: mytwocents I ♥

mytwocents I ♥ — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:54:40 +0000

Nancy, why should a victim have to change schools? It’s another way for the bullies to succeed! And another way for a victim to never learn how to deal with a bully but always “run” and remain a victim.

This is a great article!

By: Nancy Reyes

Nancy Reyes — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:13:03 +0000

We don’t need federal laws. We need teachers to stop the bullying.

And if she was so unhappy, why didn’t her parents change her to a different school? I did that with my youngest son…