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How can I aid my child in discouraging bullying?

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Speaker: How can I aid my child in discouraging bullying?

Dr. Ted Feinberg: There are three participants in bullying behavior. There is a bully, there is a victim, and then they are other folks who we call the bystanders. Now, bystanders can be active bystanders and that they are really encouraging the bully to do these anti-social hurtful things.

Then, they are passive bystanders or people who just kind of watch this as if it were some sort of movie or show on television. Increasingly, what we are trying to do in schools is to help bystanders understand that they play a critical role in stopping this type of behavior because if the bully does not have an audience, often times, there is no real benefit to bully another child. However, if they have an audience then somehow they play to the audience and the bullying behavior continues.

So, its really important to try to convince both the victim to come forward and also the bystanders to not just watch this is as if it was some sort of HBO movie. It really is important to give them a sense that they have a responsibility to not be passive or active bystanders, but really be instruments to help reduce this problem from happening.

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 »