Just Found Out Your Kid Is A Bully?Here is what to do. A parent's worst nightmare for their child is a bully. Nothing gets as stressful as watching our young, delicate children scared to go somewhere because a bully is treating them mean or worse than this, beating our children up. We are only able to consider the chances of that happening and consider possible outcomes and strategies for each event.
But when our child is the bully, what can we do? This is a possibility you probably have not prepared for. Here are some possible actions for a parent with a child who is a bully.
Have a conversation with your child. If you come to know for a fact that your kid is indeed bullying other children, it is better that you sit down with them and talk things through which will help you find out why he or she is behaving in that fashion. One might be shocked to learn what his motives were. Take the child's agenda into account when
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A professional counselor may be needed if talking to your children does not resolve the issue. A professional will identify the needs of your child and suggest actions you can take to meet these needs.
Allow others to be involved. Speak with your kid's teacher and also the mother and father of the kids that are enduring bullying. What you learn could be surprising. You could also note that there may be other kids that have an interest in bullying maneuvers. Breaking up a bullying ring and creating a more positive environment for the children of the school could be a part of the process in these discussions. You must be ready to listen to things that may be hard to hear about your child.
Broaden your kid's perspective. Help him to understand the bad experiences of being bullied. Share experiences of you or a member of your family getting bullied with him. When he begins to understand just how much suffering he has caused another as a result of his bullying, it may help him and even change him for the