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More Than a Song: Tanya Strings Speaks Up Against School Bullying
Tanya Strings takes part in a music project encouraging children to be themselves and inviting adults to speak openly about bullying at school.
Some music projects invite a conversation that continues long after the last note. For Tanya Strings, the song she has shared with her audience is one of those projects. She takes part in it with a message she describes as deeply important to her: children should have the courage to be themselves, and adults should speak more openly about bullying at school.
“I’m sharing a song I take part in, but to me it is much more than a song. It is a message.”
Tanya Strings, translated from her public statement in Bulgarian
A song about the courage to be yourself
In her statement, Tanya describes the creators’ shared intention: to make the song a kind of anthem encouraging children to stand up for themselves. It is an invitation to keep their own voice and identity, including when being different makes them a target.
The message also reaches adults. Tanya wants the song to spark a conversation among the people who shape a child’s everyday world: parents, teachers and other children. She describes that relationship as a circle, with change beginning with each of us.
Making room for an honest conversation
Tanya names the behaviours she wants people to take seriously: mockery, insults, humiliation, exclusion and cruelty towards someone who is different or has been singled out. In her statement, she warns that these experiences can leave wounds that last a lifetime.
“Bullying is not ‘just kids being kids.’”
Tanya Strings, translated from Bulgarian
Her question to parents is direct: has their child experienced bullying at school, whether from other children or even from teachers? She invites them to describe what happened, how they responded and whether anyone listened. Through those questions, she opens space for experiences that deserve to be heard.
A school where every child belongs
At the heart of the project is a clear hope: school should be a place where children feel safe, accepted and free to be themselves. The song offers a starting point for that conversation at home, in the classroom and among the people who can change how a child is treated.
By taking part, Tanya Strings brings this message to her audience. Her words keep the focus on children, their voices and adults’ willingness to listen.
Listen to the song and keep talking
Watch the video below and consider the questions Tanya leaves with her audience: are we talking enough about bullying, and what would we change if we could?
This article is based on Tanya Strings’ public Facebook statement. Quotations are translated from Bulgarian. Tanya Strings · Facebook