Finally, help kids remember what really matters by comparing the reality of God to the lies of the bully. Often, when social bullying happens online reasonably than face-to-face, bullies will be emboldened to say cruder, harsher things. No matter how false the insults could also be, they’re still hurtful and might affect a toddler’s image of themselves. An excellent solution to combat that is to open up God’s Word and remind kids what the Almighty God thinks of them.
Pay special attention to verses like Jeremiah 31:3 that discuss God’s love for the kid, verses like Psalm 139:14 to remind them they’re “fearfully and splendidly made,” or Psalm 147:3, which says God heals the brokenhearted. In fact, lots of the Psalms are all about praising God within the midst of feeling attacked or hated by others, remembering just how much He loves us, how great He is, and the way little the opinions of others matter. Whenever kids are attacked by lies through social bullying, they’ll remember and depend on God’s without end truth to set the record straight.
The words we use can encourage or hurt. Help kids learn the way to encourage and stick up for others and even for themselves in a way God can be pleased with when experiencing social bullying. Meanwhile, they’ll review their very own online messaging to be certain that they’re not using hurtful words. Just like Jesus, kids can decide to be kind even when others are mean. It’s as much as you to offer them the tools to know what to do!
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Fred Pry is the Acting Vice President of Administration at Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), probably the most impactful child evangelism ministry on the earth, reaching over 25 million children with its face-to-face ministry in 2023. Fred joined CEF in 2003 as director of a neighborhood chapter in Pennsylvania before being appointed state director of Virginia. Later, he was invited to guide USA Ministries, and since 2024 he has been serving within the role of Vice President of Administration and providing further leadership to the organization as certainly one of CEF’s executive staff.
