


But it’s important to realize that serious fights don’t just happen from out of nowhere. What if the kid really hurt you? Should you ignore that, too? But if you don’t do anything back, then he won’t have the pleasure of annoying you, and he also won’t have any reason to be mad at you. He’ll also be mad at you for telling on him, so he’ll try to get back at you later. And don’t tell on him, because then he’ll know it bothered you. If he does, then you should again make believe you didn’t notice. Therefore, he probably will not risk pushing you again, or maybe he’ll just push you very lightly. The kid who pushed you does not want to get in trouble, he only want to get you in trouble, so he has to avoid being seen pushing you. The best thing to do, if you didn’t get hurt, is just to make believe you didn’t notice. So the kid who pushed you scores a real big victory. Then you turn around, push him back really hard, and yell, “Stop pushing me!” Nobody saw the kid pushing you, but everyone, including the teacher, saw and heard you, and now you are the one in trouble. For instance, you are standing on line in school and the kid behind you gives you a shove. They want to annoy you and hopefully get you in trouble. They’re just playing another game with you. Usually, kids do not really mean to injure you.

Often, kids may try to get you upset by pushing you or hitting you. Teasing does not have to be limited to words. If they are bullying you, you should either avoid them or make sure you have people to protect you when you are near them. Even though they are a small minority, there are kids who are extremely disturbed and dangerous. WARNING: I want it to be clear that what I tell you about physical bullying applies only when the bullies are kids who are more or less emotionally stable. “I’m warning you! Call me ‘snotnose’ one more time and you’ll be washing this from your hair!”

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