Kids can find all kinds of things bully-worthy about their peers; clothing, nationality, or even hobbies. While you can teach your own child principals and morals that do not involve bullying others, it’s hard to prevent others from bullying your child.
Fortunately, there are ways to deal with a bully in your child's life. If your child is dealing with a bully, below are tips from Bullying Expert Dr. Dorothy Espelage
What you can do:
Insist on a bully prevention plan or safety plan for your child
Call parents of bullies or bully group and arrange a meeting, if you can
Get your child involved in other activities to build confidence
If you have the means, get your child in therapy
What your child can do:
Get off of Formspring and other social networks
Tell, tell, tell! Talk to parents, and your support network
Keep record of all bully incidents
Manage your anger
Reach out to other kids in your school that are being bullied
Do not let the bullies know that they got to you
Role-play
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