Bullying

Today, we had a talk about bullying during assembly session. Intrigued by this topic, I have decided to write a short post about it. There are many types of bullying, including physical bullying, verbal bullying, cyber bullying. These are the common few of the many various types. The most typical one is of course the physical bullying. It is when you use brutal force against someone you think is weaker. Verbal bullying includes hurling abusive words or taunting and teasing someone. Cyber bullying includes writing offensive words to others or critisising someone and this is becoming increasingly popular due to the fact that a computer has become quite a necessity for everyone in a competitive country like Singapore.
Someone also raised a very relevant point that bullies do not always bully to intimidate others or extort(money, items etc.). Some bullies bully to attract attention not only from their peers, but sometimes also from their parents and teachers. Some want their peers to think highly of them or regard them as a brave, but there always be this minority who wants attention from parents or teachers. They usually feel neglected or inferior to others usually in terms of academics. They want more attention so that they will fell less inferior or neglected as they will be getting the same amount of attention as compared to their more notable peers or siblings. Perhaps this is just a natural reaction os some children when they face this problem. Therefore, I think that it is not entirely the child's fault. Parents, teachers, they play an important part too. They, as adults, should be more aware of how children feel towards the lack of attention. I think adults should treat children equally to avoid this from happening. This is what i feel about this special topic.