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How can you teach your child how to react to bullying?

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Speaker: How can you teach your child how to react to bully?

Dr. Ted Feinberg: Years ago, we tried to tell children that they should just ignore bully, walk away from the bully, or in some cases they should fight back. We have learned over many, many years of studying the problem and examining the research, but thats not an appropriate strategy to offer to children. If the children are bullied often times and again keep in the mind that bullying is imbalance of power and an intentional inflicting of hurt or harm to another individual, who is less capable of dealing with that situation. So, to ask a victim who is being bullied to fight the bully to show them they are frightened is really an invitation for them to get hurt even more severely.

So, we want to have the opportunity to one identify who that is bullying individual is and have the opportunity to talk with their parents, to talk with that child, and to let them know that there are significant consequences for continuing this inappropriate behavior.

If thats not done, its likely that the bullying behavior will continue or possibly escalate; in either case thats an unacceptable option for a child, who is being abused.

Expert: Ted Feinberg

National Association of School Psychologists

www.nasponline.org

Email: tfeinberg@naspweb.org

Dr. Feinberg has over 30 years of broad-based human services experience in the mental health field. He has extensive background in consultation and counseling with children, adolescents, adults and families. He has worked in both the public and private sectors. In August 2000, Dr. Feinberg assumed his current position as Assistant Executive Director for Professional Development for the National Association of More »