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Despite preparation, some kids do become victims. If that happens to your child, coach him not to look the other way. “The biggest myth is that you should ignore bullies completely,” says Vitali. “Bullies will continue to pick on the weak until they realize their victim will defend himself.” When there isn’t a huge physical size difference between a bully and his prey, Vitali teaches kids to stand up for themselves verbally and physically with self-defense moves.
Let your child know that he should inform a teacher if someone is picking on him—or on anyone else. “There’s a negative connotation on ‘snitching’ that has to be reprogrammed in kids,” says Vitali. “It gives a child a feeling of hope and safety to know that an adult can be brought in to help.” Indeed, the Department of Education’s anti-bullying programs encourage kids to “become an ally”—to speak up if they see someone acting cruelly toward others. Parents should alert their child’s teacher, class parent or school administrators to bullying behavior as well.
anona
Fri, Apr 04, at 11:48pm
All too often the teachers do not acknowledge, that even repeated hitting and hurtful words is, bullying. Many schools adopt the policy that if there is a conflict both children should sit out at play time or lunch. There is also the this desire to have the children talk it out together which is just silly iff one is a bully because there is nothing that the other child could say that would change anything including further attacks.
