Bullying Resources

If you find that your child is bullying others, you will need become involved and actively stop this behavior. Here are seven steps you can take:

• Make it clear to your child that you take bullying seriously and that you will not tolerate this behavior.
• Develop clear and consistent rules within your family for your children’s behavior.
• Praise and reinforce your children for following rules and use non-physical, non-hostile consequences for rule violations
• Spend more time with your child and carefully supervise and monitor his or her activities. Find out who your child’s friends are, and how and where they spend free time.
• Build on your child’s talents by encouraging him or her to get involved in pro-social activities (such as clubs, music lessons, non-violent sports).
• Share your concerns with your child’s teacher, counselor, and/or principal. Work together to send clear messages to your child that the bullying must stop.
• If you and/or your child need additional help, talk with a school counselor and/or mental health professional.