Ten Tips on How Your Child Can Avoid Getting Beat Up at School!

Ten Tips on How Your Child Can Avoid Getting Beat Up at School!

Parents may not realize it but there are numerous types of school violence that we have to warn our children about. Once particular thing that many parents have forgotten about in recent years is how your child can protect themselves from getting beat up at school. There are several things that you child can do in order to stay safe at school. Following are ten suggestions that you can share with your child.

1. Avoid putting yourself in a vulnerable location. These locations are what many students like to call danger spots. These are usually isolated areas, such as dark hallways, or the locker room. These areas are the main places where a child can end up getting jumped by a group of children. The key is to avoid being in these areas alone.
2. Avoid using the restroom at school. It may seem like an unusual thing to do, but if you can at all help it, try to use the bathroom before you leave for school in the morning, and then wait until you go home. You will be surprised how dangerous it can be for a teenager to try and use the bathroom in school without having to worry about running into some type of danger. Of course younger children would not be able to do this, but the threat of getting beat up in the bathroom with younger elementary children is not as dangerous as when you get to the middle and high schools.
3. Don't be afraid to walk away. If someone calls your child a name or makes fun of them it is important that they understand it's ok to just walk away. The only time your teen should fight is if they are physically touched by another person. Once someone puts their hands on them they have to protect themselves, but only if the other person touches them. Remember words can not hurt a person.
4. Choose your friends wisely. In many cases teens have said that it is their own friends who end up turning on them and wanting to hurt them and beat them up. This is why it is so important to choose your friends wisely.
5. Communicate with your children. If you take the time to communicate with your children, then you will be able to advise them on how to protect themselves if they are constantly being confronted. Especially nowadays since kids no longer have fist fights, they just stab another student or in some cases shoot to kill.
6. Teach your child how to get out of a difficult situation. Some kids try everything to avoid getting caught up in dangerous situation, but some times no matter what you do it happens anyone. You should teach your child what to do if this occurs. Some students have said that this is where cell phones come in handy. It is very easy to push a button without anyone seeing, or if they are scared about something happening after school then can very quickly send you a text message to alert you to what is going on. This is why it is so important to discuss these issues in advance.
7. Travel with a large group of friends at all times. Some parents wonder why so many children tend to always walk around in groups; well believe it or not it is a safety precaution. The kids who usually end up getting jumped or beat up are those who are alone. Unfortunately these children tend to become targets for bullies.
8. If they suspect that someone has a weapon they should immediately speak to the schools principal and contact their parents. In some cases the principal may not believe them, but you should inform your child not to leave the principals office until you are contacted. Most principals will not hesitate to take the necessary steps to protect your child and the school.

9. It may also be necessary to make arrangements for your child to be picked up and dropped off at school. This is what many parents have done when they learn that their child is being targeted by bullies. Before and after school are usually the times when bullies look to start something. This is because the teachers are heading home for the day, and they can usually find more children walking home by themselves.
10. There is no shame in running away. There is also nothing wrong with telling your child to run to a safe location where there is an adult that can help them. If your child walks home from school map out different locations that your child can run to if they are being chased by bullies. You can even take the time to walk the route with them on weekends so that they know exactly what to do.

These are just a few suggestions on how you can help your child to avoid getting beat up by bullies at schools. Some of the suggestions may seem a little odd but if you take the time to talk to your kids about what goes on at school you will see that these steps are a necessity if you want to keep your child safe through the school year. Remember you can not just leave your child's safety up to the school officials. They have a lot of children that they are responsible for, so take the extra time to talk over these points with your child. You never know it may save their life.

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