Role-Playing Bullying Scenarios with Your Child
It’s important to go over likely Bullying scenarios with your child to help her rehearse what to say and do when the problem occurs. Forget about insulting or threatening the bully. Forget about...
View ArticleWhen Someone Hurts Your Feelings By Bullying
When someone hurts your feelings by bullying, sensitive kids expect the bully to be sensitive. When they're not, often the sensitive kid wants to tell the bully how she feels, particularly when they're...
View ArticleHow to Deal with Relational Bullying
Dealing with gossip and rumors can be maddening because kids want so badly to set the record straight and defend themselves against the allegations. But mostly, protesting backfires and keeps the...
View ArticlePreserving Your Child’s Bullyproofing
Once the crisis is resolved, we move to the third stage, which I refer to as the bullyproofing preservation phase. The post Preserving Your Child’s Bullyproofing appeared first on Dr. Joel Haber.
View ArticleGaining Social Confidence as a Child
True victory is achieved when the child feels friend-eligible and confident enough to know that no matter what a bully says, the child is still okay. The post Gaining Social Confidence as a Child...
View ArticleFitting In Helps Your Child’s Self Esteem
If they need the stylish clothes and the hairspray and the contact lenses to feel okay about themselves for now, so be it. It’s not about wimping out; it’s about your child’s self-esteem and emotional...
View ArticleApproval of Peers
Sorry, Mom and Dad, but your words of praise just don't mean as much anymore as the child's peers' words do. As a child gets older, he begins to understand that the parent pretty much has to say nice...
View ArticleHow Parents Can Break the Bullying Cycle
Analyzing how parents can break the bullying cycle, we find that bullies and targets often grow up in the same sorts of households. The post How Parents Can Break the Bullying Cycle appeared first on...
View ArticleWe All Contribute to the Bullying Problem
Copyright: ryujikawano/ 123RF Stock Photo We are all involved in the bullying problem to some degree We rarely think about ourselves as having anything to do with bullying, especially as adults. We...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Child Feel Powerless
Copyright: iakovenko/123RF Stock Photo This post may seem a little harsh, but we all must keep in mind the words that come out of our mouths. There are plenty of “threats” parents use without even...
View ArticleMy Bullying Story.
Just About Everyone Has a Bullying Story. So Do I! Mine happened when I was eleven years old. Every day after school, children of all ages played on my block on Long Island, New York. The house we grew...
View ArticleGossip, Gossip, Gossip
When I talk to parents, this part of my questioning often surprises them—and opens their eyes. How much do you gossip? Most people think they're not into gossiping, but if you really take time to...
View ArticlePromote Positive Conversation To Help Stop Bullying
Encourage your children to start positive conversations or shall I say, "positive gossip." Instead of saying negative things behind others' backs, they can have fun spreading positive rumors instead....
View ArticleYour Children Aren’t Perfect, and It’s Okay for Them to Know It
Copyright: fizkes/123RF Stock Photo A parent’s natural instinct is to deny, deny, deny anything the tormentors say, and teach their kids that they’re gorgeous, brilliant, talented, perfect little...
View ArticleHow to Stop Bullying: The Bully Stopper Guide
When your child has been bullied, especially repeatedly, it is time to construct a plan that will see the child through the crisis period. The post How to Stop Bullying: The Bully Stopper Guide...
View ArticleRole-Playing About Bullying with Your Child
Role-playing about bullying Is important to help her rehearse what to say and do when bullying does occur. Forget about insulting or threatening the bully. Forget about telling your child to “just...
View ArticleTeach Your Kids How To Deal With Gossip Mongers
Copyright: Ulkas/123RF Stock Photo Teaching your kids how to deal with gossip mongers can be challenging. Kids want so badly to set the record straight and defend themselves against the gossipmonger...
View ArticleBullying in the Cyber World
Years ago, kids would write their anonymous gossip on bathroom walls (“For a good time, call . . . ,” “Kerri slept with Darren,” “George is a fat pig”), now they’ve found a way to send their nastiness...
View ArticleCheyenne’s Bullying Story
Because of her hearing impairments, Cheyenne began wearing hearing aids to school, but found out that they had an unwanted side effect. Now that her hearing was better, she could hear kids whispering...
View ArticleTalking to Your Kids About People with Special Needs
It’s understandable for children to feel uncomfortable or even scared when they’re faced with someone who looks or acts different from what they’d expect. This can lead to some pretty embarrassing...
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