What can Parents Do?

According to aboutkidshealth.ca, bullying is a relationship problem. And if it’s a relationship problem, it needs a relationship solution. So your child’s having difficulty, having healthy and positive relationship with others. There may be many reasons for that. It’s important to sit down and talk to your child about what’s happening, about why it happened, about how he or she was feeling, what they thought as they were doing that, and probably, really importantly, how they think the other child felt and how the bystanders felt. Because those children who stand around and watch are actually feeling quite frightened, and even though they pay a lot of attention to the child who’s bullying, they really don’t like bullying.

And if your child’s bullying that you can ask him or her, what they could do next time, to get the kind of power that they want because power is a great thing to have. How they can get power and status without hurting someone. And there are opportunities at home to give them chances to learn how to use their power positively with siblings and helping you out and helping out neighbor. And there are probably ways in which the teacher can set up opportunities for your child to get power and status in really positive ways at school without hurting others.

So think of a relationship solution, help your child understand why it’s wrong, help them understand what they can do differently next time, help them understand how that other child feels, and help them learn how to use their power positively rather than negatively, because in the end it feels better and it works better to have a positive relationship.