The effects of teasing

Teasing can be defined as human interactions, and it has three categories or forms, educative, playful and hurtful. It can have variety of effects depending on how it is utilized and its intended end results. When the teasing is playful and friendly and when is reciprocal, it can be called flirting. But when teasing is not welcomed it can be regard as harassment or mobbing like in the work place or as a form of bullying and emotional abuse. Sometimes when is done in public it can be called or regards as humiliation. Teasing is not so bad sometimes it can be educative when it is used as a way of informal learning, the good example is some adults often tease children to playful illustrate and teach them how their behavior negatively affect the community.

Effect of teasing

 

1. Teasing your children can have negative effect on her self-esteem; teasing is can be regard as ineffective parenting, and if your continue belittling and teasing interactions with your child, it might cause behavioral issues with your children. 

2. The effects can be that the child will use this as a tool to use against her siblings and peers and definitely bullying wills occurs. 

3. The parent must be mindful not to use words which can be hurtful such as dummy, jerk, loser, and idiot this will give a child inadequacy behaviors.

4. Teasing if not control it can cross the line and verbal abuse will be the results. As time goes by verbal abuse and teasing in conjunction with physical abuse can teach kids the same behavior.

5. Teasing can also lead to depression and it is the serious mental condition that may require medical evaluation.

6.  If the children cannot cope with teasing he may begin to show signs of depression such as sadness, low self-esteem, detachment from the family and friends, regular absenteeism at school, poor concentration and low levels on school work, and suicide might be an option.

7.The recent studies have shown the spate of school shootings in which teasing has been implicated as the cause and that attitude is being now question. 

8. The effect can be the long-lasting one if not dealt with properly.Their anger of being teased festers even to their adult’s lives.The parents can encourage the youngster to try to keep her emotions cool or in check if she is hurtful by jokes. The children should tell the person who tease her that teasing bothers’ her.