Sometimes I think we do some of the same things we did as children...but now we hide them better.
What happened:
This past summer I was sitting in a park near my home and watching these kids practicing Karate. They must have been 5 or 6 years old. There were about 10 of them with a instructor working with them, they were so cute in their white robes. All of a sudden these older boy's rode up on their bikes and they started to mock them and making fun of these children, they were yelling out noises like: yaaaahh, woaaa etc.
The little kids were embarrassed and it disrupted their practice...it was very ugly.
What's your response to why they did this?
2006-10-30 05:28:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
They did this because they thought it was fun and entertaining. It might also be because their parents haven't given them boundaries, leaving them to roam all over town and get in trouble. It's unfortunate, but now days parents are too busy to monitor their kids, working or doing their own thing, and only being attentive when getting a visit from the local law enforcement officials. My husband drives a school bus and sees some of this same stuff, with bigger kids picking on the little ones. It's also unfortunate that many families are broken, and mom is working two jobs to keep food on the table & she doesn't have the energy or the time to keep track of where her kids are playing. I think the solution to this problem is for all of us to get involved in our neighborhoods, helping those who have their hands full, and giving those children a place to go where they won't be exposed to negative temptations. I guess it's easier to complain than to help. What would I have done? I would have found out where those kids lived and had a chat with their parents. Yeah, you take a risk that you'll be told to mind your own business, but that will be a red flag for that parent, and they may keep a little tighter rein on their child when they've found out where they've been hanging out. All parents want their kids to stay out of trouble, even the ones who don't seem to care. <*)))><
2006-10-30 05:39:07 · answer #1 · answered by Sandylynn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are child you really don't think about the things that you do or even say at the time that you are doing them. I think that these kids were trying to get them upset and distract them from what they were there to do. They knew that they would feel scared or even make a mistake. So any reaction from these younger kids is all these older kids wanted.This type of behavior really makes us parents wonder if these older kids were never tought any respect or manners for other people and what they might be doing. I hope that the teacher told those other kids to keep on going and not to interrupt the class that they were teaching.They will grow up and have kids of there own some day.
2006-10-30 13:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by BASHFUL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have that happen all the time at my Taekwondo school. It's not just kids, it will be full grown adults that drive by and hang their heads out the car windows just for the sole purpose of mocking us, and there will be no one else around for them to show off for other than a class full of Taekwondo students. There are a number of reasons people do this, jealousy of something they want to do so but are too afraid to try, so they mock it (we always offer a free class to our mockers-25% will actually try it and of those 80% will sign up). Some are just unhappy people who want to suck the joy out of something others enjoy, others are people looking for a fight and they feel that they will get one by mocking a class, sometimes it's peer pressure, sometimes its fear of something they perceive as not being mainstream sports, some is just plain rudeness. In the case of the older boys, depending on their age, it could be any of the reasons above, depending on their ages.
2006-10-30 13:42:25 · answer #3 · answered by Misty T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats just big boys showing how immature they can be. Those kids deserve nothing but encouragement at that age. Frankly I would report it. I know reporting it sounds serious but have the relevant authority use it as an opportunity for serious warning to be given to these boys. Come on these kids have classes going and they need to concentrate and the last thing they need is those boys making noise and making them feel bad for trying.
2006-10-30 13:33:18 · answer #4 · answered by dsd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The older kids were probably made fun of at that age and are just continuing the cycle. Older kids, or rather kids in general always harass the weaker.
2006-10-30 13:30:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children will be children, I suppose.
That and, A lot of parents don't teach their children manners now days...Or, The children just choose not to listen to what their parents have taught them concerning manners...
But more than likely, It's just kids....being kids!
2006-10-30 13:30:17 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All i can say is why where the older children without their parents? I try to teach my children to not pick on anyone? So hopefully they would not do that. But children are just trying to have fun.
2006-10-30 13:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by KRH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are ignorant Loosers. Simple. They never learned anything and want to pressure and taunt others so they do not feel inferior. When they are. The fact is they feel inferior and therefore act out stupidly letting all know how foolish they are.
2006-10-30 13:33:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jealousy. Low self-esteem.
2006-10-30 13:29:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say they probably did it to boost there own egos it takes a long time for children to grow up and untill they do they tend to do things that make them appear better than others
2006-10-30 13:31:00 · answer #10 · answered by staringmommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋