Re:Teens who refuse to use social media
by ams6110 on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @09:05AM
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Participation sports can go a long way for some of this. Developing strength and fitness naturally builds self-confidence and a positive self-image. Self-confidence results in a willingness to defend oneself and helps deter bullying.
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Re:Teens who refuse to use social media
by scarface74 on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @09:39AM
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Or forced participation in sports could do just the opposite for kids who were uncoordinated, have mild physical disabilities, etc...
I hated PE classes until the one or two I had to take in high school. Then I could elect to take weightlifting. I wasn’t coordinated at all but I could “pick things up and put them down”.
But no amount of “self-confidence” and having a “positive self-image” would stop a short fat uncoordinated computer geek [1] from getting bullied. No I wasn’t bullied in high school but I’m sure it didn’t have anything to do with being “self confident” and I wouldn’t have been able to “defend myself” against the football players if half of them weren’t my friends.
[1] I got better as an adult - got more into physical fitness and became a part time fitness instructor.