Need easy ways to help your child end the bullying? Using my skill as a sociologist and psychologist, I recommend volunteering to help guide them when posting on social media. Hold them accountable for every key pressed, which will help them suppress any negative thoughts when typing.

Causes of Inferiority Complex: There are many reasons why children struggle with inferiority, which begins with depression. A few are: being bullied by their peers and siblings, being driven consistently, and being in an emotionally abusive home. Granted, children may not intentionally try to hurt another child’s feeling by honestly just making a statement, unlike some adults does. Children tend to display learned behavior in most cases. In today’s society, children are showing more signs of racism, hatred, and jealousy towards other children. The hate comes from being jealous of what others have. As parents, we must confront our children when we notice jealous or hateful behavior in them. Helping to stop these behaviors will help prevent depression from occurring in children and will help reduce the rate of suicide.

The interaction of children and social media has some benefits and disadvantages with digital communication behind a screen. The burden is the high level of cyberbullying. And the use of social media for children is to have fun, interact with friends, and develop a relationship with the family. Children learn that face-to-face interactions are almost nonexistent outside of school, leaving children to interact with others through messaging. Some children may be aware of offensive wordings, and others aren’t. For example, a quote from the book Friendly Monsters: Behind the Computer states, “Who still drives a car like that? You should see what my dad drives!” said another, posting a picture of a substantial black sedan with tinted windows, the sort that significant people drove around in.” The statement may sound like a verbal opinion for an adult, but that is not the case for an upcoming child. The information is belittling and disrespectful for a child when one feels only important people drive sedans like that. As parents, we must be conscious of our children making negative comments to others on social media because it is a form of cyberbullying. As a psychology major, I immediately detected enviousness in the comparison. In the book, Friendly Monsters: Behind the Computer and The Love of Likes, stories will teach children how to be more vigilant and aware of offensive comments on their posts.

On the other hand, it will teach children on the receiving side of the negative comments to find solutions to help problem-solve their opponents’ behavior. The book gives an example of converting negative behavior into positivity. When familiarity is recognized, it will diminish vulgar and hurtful words, which will help eliminate other children from feeling depressed and worthless. 

Children suffering in silence is one of the major causes of suicidal ideation as a final result of suppressed depression. As a psychology major, many suicide attempts and successes could have been avoided if more trained parents and educators had recognized some signs of depression in children. Some characteristics to look for are a change in grades, poor behavior, being bullied, trauma, abuse, poor coping skills, and a lack of a support system, to name a few. The book, The Love of Likes, will teach teens how to seek practical advice to help them with the adverse effects of social and leverage its power for good. This book is filled with actionable tips that will help them deal with cyberbullying, whether they’re teenagers or a parent of one. A quote from the book, The Love of Likes, states: “Some of these people don’t have a job, they’re just looking for who’s next to attack on social media. They’re just petty, jealous people who don’t have anything to do than to pull down people who seem to be making some form of progress in their lives.” One of the tips mentioned in the book is to delete their comment immediately. 

The main objective of understanding bullying is to understand the bullies’ poor self-concept and self-evaluation. They don’t believe they can attain or achieve what the other person achieves; hence they try to vent their frustration by pulling down other people. In the picture book, Friendly Monsters: Behind the Computer, the story helps Sara to understand first to delete the comment and offer her assistance to them. Grab a copy of whichever book suits your child or a child who suffers from one of these conditions. To educate yourself more about identifying signs of depression in children, purchase your book today. Click the book name to purchase your copy to help save a child’s life.

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