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Bullying reflects institutionalised violence and social lies

The social model of adult behavior that is transmitted to children and young people “is not good” since “we have normalized and banalized arrogance, insult, rudeness, bad manners, lack of respect and lies”, and bullying is a “reflection of these behaviors.”

This statement was made in an interview with Efe by the psychologist José Antonio Luengo, who has just received the award presented by the Catalan publisher Sentir in recognition of his work in defense of childhood. José Antonio Luengo, who is the author of several publications on bullying, develops his work in the unit of coexistence and against bullying in the Community of Madrid.

Coinciding with the celebration this Sunday of the International Day Against School Bullying, the author has reflected that “it is a mistake to limit bullying between minors to the educational environment” because “as a reflection of the social behavior of adults, it occurs in other contexts.” Violence between children and young people “be it harassment or other specific episodes” occurs more in schools because “it is where the children spend most of their time” and not “due to the characteristics of the educational system”, Luengo has indicated .

In schools “mechanisms can be articulated to avoid or minimize the problem” but “we must approach it with a broader perspective” because these behaviors in minors “reflect our behavior model”, added the psychologist.

According to Luengo, children and young people are exposed to “microaggressions” shown in models of behavior and ways of thinking and reacting based on disqualification and patterns such as “I’m right and you’re wrong “, and ” what do you think are you doing? “, which are ingrained in arrogance, dominance, superiority and lack of respect, the psychologist has affirmed.

These models are transmitted from “innumerable and often uncontrollable” content disseminated from the media and social networks that “are infiltrating our children”, reflected José Antonio Luengo, who has asked himself: “Do we think they are immune to these influences? ” In this sense, he added that, paradoxically, external influences “have a greater impact on boys while parents have less influence”

According to the psychologist, although the conflict “has always existed”, the seriousness of the issue cannot be “minimized” because this “causes damage and it is on the increase”, he has therefore advised “to educate by offering healthy examples of coexistence, based on values ​​such as respect, understanding, tolerance and kindness. “

Regarding educational centers, he stated that “barriers can be reduced” to combat harassment through educational projects “based on coexistence as an engine for change” and having teachers and adults as role models in which “good treatment is promoted”.

In schools that have applied models based on these parameters, with mediation programs which involve students, “an important qualitative leap has been made”, which “has substantially improved coexistence” and where the figures of the “the cool kid, the dominator and the bully have been cornered”, assured José Antonio Luengo.

In this sense, he stressed that “it is essential to involve students” in activities of “the care and reception of other students to raise awareness, prevent, detect and intervene in cases of harassment.” According to the psychologist, in general, students collaborate and believe in these programs, “especially in the primary stage”, where cases of bullying “are increasing” and in recent years “they are occurring in fifth and sixth grade”, when “before they were limited more to ESO”, so he has advised to “act and educate in the early stages”.

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