The last, the least and the lost.

The last, the least and the lost.

I'm not sure i like this phrase very much but i do like the thinking behind it. It's something that is on my heart a little bit. For some reason i enjoy working with the people that are hard work, (don't hold me to that) the ones that need the extra help. Back to the point its a short but simple one that brings up more questions than it does answers.

Being a Christian youth worker are your really doing this? (working with the last, the least and the lost?) my thinking behind this is because you are always or 90% of the time working with the found? or are they lost in another respect? let me know what you think it really does interest me!

Is bullying a vital part of a child's development?

Is bullying a vital part of a child's development?

I was in the car the other day talking to Dave about children and the major milestones in their life's. The point was brought up that most children are bullied. Does this key point in their life actually mold the person that they become? Thinking about this in a bit more detail i was thinking about how these children reach. The small outcome i came to was two incredibly stereotypical ideas that when a child is bullied they either retreat into them selves and become a very shy keeping their head down at all costs doing anything not to draw attention to them selves. Or they become loud and and outspoken challenging what is happening to them sanding up for themselves (if they are getting anywhere or not).
Is this the key point in your life when you either come out of your shell or hide. For the children that stand up for them selfs is this when they gain self confidants and start to find them selves? What it made me think about is the children who don't ever get that one boost of confidence it takes to stand up for them selves, the children and young people that need that little bit of extra help, what happens to them? do these children become down trodden young people and adults with low self esteem and lack self worth? i just found it quite interesting. How does being bullied effect a child's mental and social development? or does it not, it is always said that being bullied 'scares you for life' I'm sure you can remember being bullied and if you weren't you were lucky, you probably had another pivotal point in your life...
I'm finding this really hard to put into words and it may not make much sense if it doesn't I'm sorry I'm not gifted in putting my thoughts into words!