| We read and hear about children being bullied across | | | | aids are, they will not make fun of them. Education is |
| the united states on a daily basis. Just recently a | | | | the key in this situation. If their friends and |
| young woman took her own life in an effort to get | | | | classmates understand the medical reason around the |
| away from bullies. We need to help these children | | | | need for the technology that they are wearing they |
| and especially the young children and teens who have | | | | will end the tough times that they are giving the |
| to wear hearing aids. It is a crucial time to learn that | | | | childen. |
| these children need to be protected and how to | | | | Three, tell the kids who wear hearing aids to report |
| protect them. | | | | any bullying right away. There is no shame in talking |
| Children wearing hearing aids are often the target of | | | | to a teacher and it will stop the bullying in many |
| ridicule. This is heartbreaking and we need to help | | | | cases. This is not always the sure fire way to stop |
| these children. The idea behind this article is to find | | | | bullying but it is a good first step. Once they have |
| effective ways to end the bullying that these children | | | | talked with their teachers they also need to report |
| are subject to because we know once they are able | | | | any bullying to their parents as well. |
| to graduate into their twenties they are much better | | | | Give love and support to kids and teens who use |
| suited to protect themselves. Here are three ways | | | | hearing aids. This is a very tough time in their lives |
| to help children who need hearing aids avoid being | | | | and they need support. As the children slide into |
| bullied. | | | | adulthood they will not fear wearing the hearing aids |
| One, give massive support around the house. Children | | | | in public and they can actually support younger |
| and teens who wear hearing aids need all the love | | | | people who are wearing them. With some attention |
| they can get from their immediate family. They need | | | | and love now, we can start a chain of support that |
| to know that their home provides a loving shelter | | | | will help end the persecution of young people who |
| from the bullying. Support can come in many forms. | | | | wear aids. |
| The support can be a hug and a kiss to the children, | | | | Once we achieve help related to hearing we should |
| it can be long conversations that show you are | | | | also focus on eyeglasses and other tools fr health |
| listening to them or it can be many other ways to | | | | that children are wearing. Help the youth of the |
| show you care. | | | | country and you will be helping our country. Give love |
| Two, educate the friends and classmates of the | | | | to the children and you are giving love to the |
| children who wear hearing aids. If the friends of the | | | | country. It truly is wonderful to help and protect the |
| kids who wear hearing aids know how important the | | | | kids. |