Stop Bullying- Click here http://bit.ly/nYxurw for full article

Stop Bullying- Click here http://bit.ly/nYxurw for full article

Bullying seems like a fairly benign practice amongst school aged children. However, bullying is becoming popular in all age groups and has resulted in several deaths in the past couple of years. Hope Witsell and several kids at an Ohio school have all lost their lives as a result of bullying. Time Warner and Facebook have teamed up and devised a platform against bullying in schools and other areas of people’s lives. Families of the victims are hoping that more companies will join the initiative to help stop bullying.

The Time Warner and Facebook initiative “Stop Bullying, Speak Up” has directed its message towards parents, educators and students. Facebook has created an interactive social media application where people can voice their support and commitment to end bullying in all areas of teens lives. The CEO of Time Warner, Jeff Bewkes, hopes that more people will get involved and show their support.

Bullying may come in a variety of forms. Kids may be bullied through print, text, or verbally. Some bullying even comes in the form of song, video and advertisements. Kids are becoming resourceful in their bullying techniques. In their competitiveness, kids will resort to most anything to defeat their competition. Because of the economy, youth have learned to fight for limited resources. This perpetuates and promotes bullying because of the great desire to win.

People vying for positions will force the kid’s other friends to turn their backs on them in order to keep their positions. When the kid is isolated, they feel alone and hopeless because they want to be with their old friends as opposed to being alone. Bullying should be taken seriously.

Time Warner and Facebook are encouraging people to get involved and stop bullying. According to a 2010 CNN Opinion Research Corporation, 34% of people that view bullying will most likely sit and not intervene in the practice. This poll referred to physical bullying only. When the bullying is just print and texting, people are even less likely to intervene. Most people can ignore words only so long and then, the practice will eventually evoke an emotion from the bullied party.

When bullied, some kids cry, some ask for help, some retaliate and some may take their own lives for relief from the bullying. People must unite in an effort to prevent the bullying from occurring. Courts are beginning to try the bullies in cases where kids commit suicide. When kids have exhausted their resources, sometimes they don’t see any way out of the situation but death. If someone comes to you with allegations of bullying, do not ignore it. Help them find help for the practice.

Time Warner and Facebook have led the initiative to stop bullying. Other companies are welcome to join the fight. Educate people about the negative practice of bullying and help to eradicate it.