Empathy and emotional intelligence can prevent bullying

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Josh Ruck and Jack Brenner

Bullying is a big problem in our society and can cause harm to people.. Individuals can make people feel insecure or bad about themselves for the rest of their lives and cause permanent damage. A solution to bullying is to have more empathy and realize how actions can affect people. Another solution is to teach emotional intelligence. 

One of the solutions for bullying is empathy, which is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. Empathy is important because it helps us understand people’s feelings better. Empathy also involves social behavior and improving social skills. One way to embrace empathy is to practice it. Individuals can do that by trying to understand how people feel and what is going on there life. 

Empathy in sports is important because it can help individuals understand how it feels when individuals are blowing a team out. If empathy wasn’t in sports then every team would just keep piling the score on and that wouldn’t be fun if you were on the losing side. And it helps you respect other players. Emotional intelligence in sports can help in a lot of ways. It can help a coach understand how his or her players are feeling during a game. It can also help you anticipate what the pitcher is throwing and can give you an advantage.

There are many ways to prevent bullying. Some ways include telling guidance or a trusted adult about what happened. If you see bullying you should stand up for the person being picked on.  Tell the bullies that picking on kids will make school a bad environment, and those kids are not going to want to come to school. People can get better emotional intelligence be talking to their. parents , coaches, or school counselors. Students should pass on their knowledge about empathy to other students.  When people share their stories, then students will understand what it is like to feel powerless and alone. Bullying can be prevented by having more people improving they’re emotional intelligence and empathy.