Mr Bullyproof
1. Focus on your attainment in life One of the best and easiest ways to improve your confidence is simply to think about all of the amazing things that you have achieved in your life. This will show you clearly what an amazing person you are and will have you feeling great about yourself in no time. 2. Get a bit of exercise Making yourself feel better physically can help immeasurably when it comes to improving your confidence. It doesn’t [...]
Dealing With Bullying at School
Mr Bullyproof's Articles
Welcome to my Blog. Here you will find my articles and thoughts on bullying, how to stop it and how to prevent it from happening. We’ll be looking at high profile media stories when they come along and I will be offering my insight into bullying situations that the media haven’t picked up on. I hope you find my blog helpful, interesting and entertaining. Feel free to leave comments or contact me directly. Mark McKenzie Mr Bullyproof
If you are being bullied then you need to get help. You can go to a specialist, such as myself, you can go to a friend, a work colleague, a family member or, in some cases, the police. Make sure the person you go to is someone you can trust and who will listen to you. Also, have in mind an idea of what kind of help you might want. Do you want someone just to share the problem with? [...]
It is very likely that more school pupils suffer from bullying than any other group of people. Children are in the process of developing their social skills. They are learning what they can and can’t do in social situation, what works and what doesn’t and what they can or can’t get away with. This completely natural process, where everyone is discovering their possibilities and limitations, is bound to breed bullying behaviour. Teachers and other staff are given a very difficult [...]
For school bullying, the vast majority of people who contact me are Mums. If they like what they hear, they then have to consult the Dad and their child to discuss whether or not to ask me to get involved. If a potential client doesn’t book, it is usually the Dads who ‘put their foot down’ and said no to the idea. It seems that the Dads mostly want to be able to solve the problem themselves – even if [...]