The Child Support Group held an awareness lecture entitled Bullying in schools, presented by Dr. Samira Ali Al-Ghamdi, Consultant Psychiatrist for Children and Adolescents, Psychological Anxiety Disorders and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the headquarters of the National Committee for Mental Health Promotion
The school bullying lecture comes in the context of educating the community about the phenomenon of bullying, as the published study of the Family Safety Program revealed the prevalence of violence and abuse of children in schools and that 47% of children are exposed to bullying, which means that one or two out of every four children are exposed to bullying or Violence from their peers, and 25% of adolescents are exposed to bullying, according to surveys prepared by the King Abdullah Research Center on measuring adolescent health in the Kingdom.
Dr. Samira Ali Al-Ghamdi said that bullying or bullying a person is a major health problem and its side effects are immediate and long-term, as the effects of bullying extend to serious consequences, whether on the victim who was attacked or on the bully himself, as they are exposed to emotional and behavioral problems that affect them. Their lives and the effects of school bullying increase negatively when the child does not find his parents sufficiently interested in him and remains in conflict with himself
Dan Alois defined bullying in schools as intentional negative acts on the part of a pupil to harm another student, which take place repeatedly, whether by words such as threatening, scolding and turning a blind eye, or by physical contact such as hitting and pushing, or bullying is by grimacing and inappropriate gestures, and the children''s forces are asymmetric.
As for the causes of bullying, the bully aims to draw attention to him and believes that he will thus become popular and strong, and he may do so out of jealousy of the victim, and it is common that his bullying is due to the fact that he was bullied before.
It is worth noting that the involvement of children in some games that perpetuate violence, such as crushing opponents or killing, is one of the biggest causes of bullying in schools.
Dr. Samira Ali Al-Ghamdi stated that it is unfortunate that the victims of school bullying do not know how to deal with the state of bullying and that it is necessary to support the victims of bullying in schools from the psychological and emotional aspects and work to enhance their self-confidence as it is not possible to treat bullying in schools unilaterally, but by doing An integrative relationship between the family, the school, and the child''s immediate community.
Dr. Samira Ali Al-Ghamdi called for following up the activities and programs of the Voluntary Childhood Support Group under the supervision of the National Committee for the Promotion of Mental Health, which aims to educate the community about the child, his world, his needs and his future.
