- Be a good listener and try to keep your facial expressions calm.
- Try not to anticipate the situation or immediately solve it.
- Concentrate on understanding what your child is saying calmly.
- Reassure your child that they did the right thing by coming to you.
- Share how you will handle this situation.
- Then contact the teacher or person in charge to inform them of the bullying.
- Share the teacher/parent conversation with your child and the final resolution.
- Reassure them that they did the right thing, and if bullying should continue, tell you and someone they trust right away.
How should a child react to a bully?
The child may want to work through the issue if the bully doesn’t make the child feel scared or at risk. Remember, the more empowered a child feels, the more confident they are in handling bullies.
- Act bravely and calmly
- Bullies are looking for reactions
- Try not to show upset, anger, sadness, or being scared
- Tell the bully to stop
- Act uninterested, taking away the bully’s power
- Then, turn around and walk away from the bully, no matter what they say or yell
Or
- Act quickly and swiftly
- Remember to stay calm and possibly bored saying, Whatever, or Do you feel better now or even, I don’t really care, or let’s move on.
- Laughter is sometimes used by agreeing with their comments, which takes the bully’s power away.
- Then turn around and walk away from the bully, no matter what the bully says.
It’s important to understand bullies. Their goal is to take away a child’s power, make them feel upset, angry, sad, or scared. If the child is not showing this behavior, the bully often loses interest. Bullies usually act this way because they may be lacking parental love, attention, and the nurturing that your child has.
A warm thank you for your support and for visiting today. May your loved ones always be Glowing with Confidence! Thank you!
Warmest Regards,
Diane Russell, Children’s Book Author
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