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School was deemed as a “safehouse” for Lily*, who dreaded returning home to siblings who made her feel small and parents who condoned it.“Whenever I’m around them, it just feels like I can’t do anything right. They always manage to find something to pick on, from how I look, my dressing to the fact that I’m an introvert, or anything at all, ” she shares.
She adds that her father often “joked” that she was adopted which is why she was “so different” from her siblings. “I poured my heart out to my best friend and her mother whom I’m close to. I was glad that someone listened to me, but they can’t help me to confront my family, ” says Lily.Referring to Lily’s case, Creativity at Heart co-founder and child therapist Priscilla Ho says it is a form of bullying and the saddest part is that it comes from family.
She notes “scapegoats” are often chosen because they are compassionate; self-sacrificing; easily forgive and have a low ability to identify manipulation and abuse . Sharing Ho’s sentiment, Universiti Malaya Department of Psychological Medicine Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Muhsin Ahmad Zahari says it is sad that Lily is brought up in such a family.
“Parents should demonstrate healthy ways to resolve conflict if it arises among children, ” he adds. Non-favouritism is an important quality in parenting skills. “This situation is clearer if it frequently and repetitively happens to one particular family member, ” he says. “If left unchecked the bullied could suffer in adulthood, characterised by behaviour that is self-centred without empathy, not respecting social norms and the law, as well as having difficulty maintaining stable relationships, ” he notes.“However, proper support systems can replace these with recognition of their positive qualities and self worth, ” he says.
As for being bullied in school, Dr Andrew suggests that teachers and parents must be closely involved in solving the matter without blaming the school. “The confidants of the victims should take action such as calling the parents or informing the authorities if the safety of the child is at stake and cannot be guaranteed, ” he says.
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