Have you ever been the victim of a bully? Ever stand silent and let a bully pick on someone?
Most people wouldn’t consider bullying a crime – but it could be creating criminals right before our very eyes.
A study from a group called Fight Crime: Invest in Kids concluded that nearly 60 percent of boys whom researchers classified as bullies in grades 6-9 were convicted of at least one crime by the age of 24. And get this, 40 percent of those same boys grew up to have three or more criminal convictions.
In other words, today’s bully could be tomorrow’s criminal.
So, what can we do about it?
I’m a big believer in families taking responsibility for the actions of their children. But boys and girls reserve their bullying for when they are away from Mom and Dad. That means other adults have to step up at schools, camps, sporting events and youth activity centers.
What to do with a bully?
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