The Effects of Bullying an Obese Child
The Effects of Bullying an Obese Child
Studies have shown that bullying or trying to humiliate overweight children into losing weight can lead to emotional difficulties (Levey, 2003). The emotional difficulties can range from anxiety and depression to low self-esteem; which can snowball into more serious problems like anorexia and bulimia or worst case scenario, suicide. Having a positive reinforcement from parents can help a child not go down a path of self-destruction, but instead give them a better attitude about themselves and a better attitude towards losing weight. This is so important because overweight kids are more likely to be bullied than kids who are at a healthy weight, according to a study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics of more than 7,200 elementary and high school children (Bhargava, 2011). That is 7,200 children not liking who they are as people. It is also important that parents know the signs that their child is being bullied after that they need to boost their child’s self-esteem and attitude. If an obese child has a better attitude about themselves then it is going to be easier for the parents to help the child loose weight. The sources that will be used will be psychological studies and magazines. These can be found in the Ashford Library, Google Scholar, or using ERIC. They can also be found at the local library as well. Other sources like the website webmd.com maybe used as well, but as a secondary source. One finding is C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital did a national poll on how children are behaving in-light of the anti-obesity effort; their results showed that 30% of parents of children age 6-14 report worrisome eating behaviors and physical activity in their children; 17% of parents report that their children are worried about their weight; 7% say their children have been made to feel bad at school about what or how much they were eating (DeBenedet, 2012). If children are made to feel bad about what
Studies have shown that bullying or trying to humiliate overweight children into losing weight can lead to emotional difficulties (Levey, 2003). The emotional difficulties can range from anxiety and depression to low self-esteem; which can snowball into more serious problems like anorexia and bulimia or worst case scenario, suicide. Having a positive reinforcement from parents can help a child not go down a path of self-destruction, but instead give them a better attitude about themselves and a better attitude towards losing weight. This is so important because overweight kids are more likely to be bullied than kids who are at a healthy weight, according to a study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics of more than 7,200 elementary and high school children (Bhargava, 2011). That is 7,200 children not liking who they are as people. It is also important that parents know the signs that their child is being bullied after that they need to boost their child’s self-esteem and attitude. If an obese child has a better attitude about themselves then it is going to be easier for the parents to help the child loose weight. The sources that will be used will be psychological studies and magazines. These can be found in the Ashford Library, Google Scholar, or using ERIC. They can also be found at the local library as well. Other sources like the website webmd.com maybe used as well, but as a secondary source. One finding is C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital did a national poll on how children are behaving in-light of the anti-obesity effort; their results showed that 30% of parents of children age 6-14 report worrisome eating behaviors and physical activity in their children; 17% of parents report that their children are worried about their weight; 7% say their children have been made to feel bad at school about what or how much they were eating (DeBenedet, 2012). If children are made to feel bad about what