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My kid came out as trans on the eve of #PinkShirtDay in 2014. For those who don't know this story, let me sum it up for you because there's a lesson in here.
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#PinkShirtDay is a day where people wear pink (largely in schools but also other places) as a stand against bullying, homophobia, transphobia etc.
Being a parent with ADHD, I took my kids out the night before to hunt for shirts because I forgot about it until the last minute.
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Being a parent with ADHD, I took my kids out the night before to hunt for shirts because I forgot about it until the last minute.
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Our youngest (7 at the time) was getting upset because there was no pink in the "boys'" department. He was ranting about how pink is just a colour, and why is it mostly for girls, and why can't he just wear what he wants because he really likes pink?
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#Bullying Thread:
It's #PinkShirtDay2021.
Let's do some teaching on bullying!
Some people who could help will wear the #pinkshirt on this day and do nothing else.
Even worse, many bullies will wear them.
To reduce bullying we actually need **to do substantial things**
It's #PinkShirtDay2021.
Let's do some teaching on bullying!
Some people who could help will wear the #pinkshirt on this day and do nothing else.
Even worse, many bullies will wear them.
To reduce bullying we actually need **to do substantial things**
1/ Bullying has 4 main components:
First, it's between peers, but an imbalance exists (socially, physically) between these peers.
**This is important.**
Teachers can't bully kids, that's ABUSE.
Bosses can't bully employees, that's ABUSE.
First, it's between peers, but an imbalance exists (socially, physically) between these peers.
**This is important.**
Teachers can't bully kids, that's ABUSE.
Bosses can't bully employees, that's ABUSE.
2/ Second, bullying is designed to cause harm or fear.
Third, bullying is repetitive, and the repetition further enforces the imbalance that already existed.
Fourth, it is an attack that can be physical, verbal, psychological, or social.
Third, bullying is repetitive, and the repetition further enforces the imbalance that already existed.
Fourth, it is an attack that can be physical, verbal, psychological, or social.
