Kids stop bullying

I  think that it is in a song somewhere about one gun getting added to one gun and then one gun is added on. Same thing with your voice. Once someone stands up and says hey that's not cool, another person soon follows until there is a huge body of people saying, hey that's not cool.

The story in the attached video is of a six year old boy who had a brain tumor that the doctors told his parents would make it impossible for him to meet any of his milestones. This little boy has and he walks, runs etc. Part of his disability is a severe speech impediment. Of course, if you did not hear him speak you would not know anything was wrong with this little boy, kind of. For what ever reason, he has decided he wants to wear a shirt, tie, jacket and hat. It makes him feel comfortable. This is were the bullying started. Fortunately he participates on a football team as a water coach and when they found out, they rallied around him.

For most children living through this there is no football team to back them up. What they need is us. We need to start telling children that they need to be brave and be the first voice saying it is not cool. We need to make sure that they know if they are the first voice, lots of voices will join in. An adult voice will not stop it and sometimes it actually makes it worse.The voice needs to come from a peer.  It is hard to be brave for a child as most adults are not.  When we see bullying happening it only takes one voice to stop it and I hope we all become the first voice.

Watch the video and please be that voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq7ZgXz_YLc


When school starts back in January I will be wearing a hat. I hope I am questioned so I can share my one voice.


Have a great Holiday

Jeff