Bullying And Its Effect On Children - 1366 Words

causing this behavior. Primary school is an especially tough time for our young ones. If educators are really looking to put an end to bullying, they have to attack it from the root of the problem (Linder-Altman). What a child is wearing will not get them bullied, it depends on the bully. Making uniforms mandatory in efforts to decrease bullying, only teaches our children that the only way to be accepted is by conforming which is not what we should be pushing for. It’s important to attack the problem by the root. A lot of times the bully may be going through something in their life outside of school which is causing them to lash out at others. If all the school systems do to fix bullying is make their students wear uniforms, then what†¦show more content†¦In School Uniforms and discourses on childhood, Bodine is looking at the change in apparent behavior of students once they are introduced to uniforms. Erik Erikson was a German-born psychoanalyst who studied the eg o, personal and social identities. He believed that between the ages of six and twelve children acquire new skills and knowledge which develop a sense of industry (Darwin 15). In this stage children build on their sense of self-worth as well as their confidence. This is also a very social stage for the child. It is in this stage where self-esteem issues may arise due to feelings of inadequacy. With that being said, we run the risk of our children feeling like they have to conform in order to be accepted as if they won’t be liked because they rather wear clothing of their own choice. In School Uniforms and Discourses on Childhood, Behling’s drive to look into the effects uniforms have on children was the fact that everyone has rights, no matter their age. Her views on how the school systems are just simply masking the problem rather than trying to solve them are similar to mine. Bodine also uses her past conversations with students who feel they’re stuck in the middle of this whole battle. One of the children admitted to feeling like a ping-pong ball being bounced between their parents and their school (Behling 423). Studies which survey clothing have shown that what someone wears is a critical factor of person perception