As an educator, at the one of the leading Nurseries in Dubai there are lots of questions parents ask me and one common question I hear often asked is, how to raise a child with leadership skills who is kind, has a voice and is responsible.
There is always a huge difference between children who are well liked and children who are popular in Nursery Schools in Dubai but they both have common characteristics such as being good at sports, attractive and well dressed. The difference is between the way they treat other children and how they perform academically, is what separates the two. Popular children use their relationships as weapons, manipulating and hurting another child, in ways that increases their popularity. These types of children are not well liked by others in the class.
This type of behavior buds during the preschool years, where children display some very disturbing behavior. Parents of the child that is being subject to preschool bullying, often feels powerless over the entire situation, and needs to help their little child cope with the situation and emotional pain. It makes a parent want to take on the toddler bully themselves!.
While some Nurseries in Dubai cannot take away the anguish a parent feel for their children, the parents are made to understand that they should offer support and teach the child to stand up to a bully and not become a victim.
Parents should encourage leadership traits in their child, but they should be taught to do this without using ways to hurt another child physically or mentally, this is the most important advice a parent can give a child. As a parent, share a childhood experience you had with a bully in preschool and the positive resolution that came out of it. Make it short yet to the point and concrete, so that the child understands precisely what you are trying to tell him or her.
As a parent, share some useful tips on how to identify good friends and be a good friend, for instance teach the child to be an empathetic person and to tolerant other children as opposed to being impatient and critical about another child. Allow your child to use their influence in positive ways and be a good leader not a follower.
Dubai Nursery Schools request parents to look for the following traits to identify if their child is being bullied,
- Scared to go to preschool
- Complains of sickness for no reason
- Clingy and whiny
- Talks about a particular child giving them a hard time
- Comes home with unexplained physical injuries
- Quiet and sad
- Has trouble concentrating
- Avoids eye contact and keeps quiet when asked about school
However, if the bullying continues in the school the parents should consider,
- Talking to the teacher.
- Take advantage of the open door policy in the school.
- Schedule a meeting with other parents to address the situation.
- Consider changing your child's classroom.
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