http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2009/04/18/hazing-bullying-not-the-same-thing/ Tips and Tools for Successfully Parenting your Teen Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2009/04/18/hazing-bullying-not-the-same-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1649 Sue Blaney Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:03:13 +0000 http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2009/04/18/hazing-bullying-not-the-same-thing/#comment-1649 Fair and valid point! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Fair and valid point! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

]]> http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2009/04/18/hazing-bullying-not-the-same-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1647 Mireille Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:03:01 +0000 http://pleasestoptherollercoaster.com/blog/2009/04/18/hazing-bullying-not-the-same-thing/#comment-1647 Most of what I have read from this site has made sense, but I want to say that we also must temper our views with some common sense. Certainly some of the methods described here are hazing I would even say they are abusive. But not all the methods here fall under this category. For example the ROTC is listed as a hazing group. There will be a little yelling and a little discomfort in being a member of ROTC. It is an organization that prepares "soldiers". There will be sleep deprivation at basic training, it is part of the training it is not in my book hazing. Soldiers will be required to function under extreme conditions. We are taking Political Correctness to extremes and in the long run we will not benefit kids by treating them like china dolls that break. I do not advocate bullying of children but we need to learn that labels are too vague to fit every situation. My child was in ROTC, he served in the navy and was not the worse for being pushed. Now drinking until you get sick that is another issue. But let's face it kids who are in organization asking for that as a requirement as also likely to be doing it in other situations. We should teach our kids to know what is good or not for them long before they can drink. Most of what I have read from this site has made sense, but I want to say that we also must temper our views with some common sense. Certainly some of the methods described here are hazing I would even say they are abusive. But not all the methods here fall under this category. For example the ROTC is listed as a hazing group. There will be a little yelling and a little discomfort in being a member of ROTC. It is an organization that prepares “soldiers”. There will be sleep deprivation at basic training, it is part of the training it is not in my book hazing. Soldiers will be required to function under extreme conditions.
We are taking Political Correctness to extremes and in the long run we will not benefit kids by treating them like china dolls that break.
I do not advocate bullying of children but we need to learn that labels are too vague to fit every situation.
My child was in ROTC, he served in the navy and was not the worse for being pushed.
Now drinking until you get sick that is another issue. But let’s face it kids who are in organization asking for that as a requirement as also likely to be doing it in other situations.
We should teach our kids to know what is good or not for them long before they can drink.

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