Teasing

Teasing is a huge problem in schools and elsewhere. None of us one wants to feel bad about ourselves but when unkind remarks said in a joking fashion occur, we have little defense.

What can one say when "I was just teasing" is heard? Teasing can happen about anything - someone's weight or height, the color of someone's hair, someone's race, difference in clothes, religion. Teasing often escalates into bullying, but The Peace Rug empowers the child who is teased to solve the conflict.

"I'd rather be dead than red!" say two little girls while teasing the red-headed boy with freckles. Knowing he can solve his problem, he says, "Would you both go to The Peace Rug with me?"

The girls agree; they go through the dialogue and minutes later, they are in smiles and back in their seats. The girls now recognize that their teasing is hurtful and have promised not to do it again. The red-headed boy is proud of himself for handling the situation.

A girl accidentally drops her books in the hall and everyone around her laughs. She invites them all
to go to The Peace Rug with her so that the teasing will stop.

Teasing is unkind and being able to stop it greatly empowers a child.