Helping our children stand up for themselves is also important in the fight against bullying. As children get older, and there comes a situation where a peer is looking for someone to pick on, it is important that our children not be seen as “easy targets.” Children who are easy targets are ones who over-react, […]
Stopping Bullying Before It Begins: Part 2
To help prevent our children from bullying others we need to do two things: Help them learn how their behaviour can effect others (as discussed in the previous post) Help them get what they need in socially appropriate ways – the focus of today’s post. Understanding the need behind seemingly random aggression The scenario used […]
Stopping Bullying Before It Begins: Part 1
To help prevent our children from bullying others we need to do two things: Help them learn how their behaviour can effect others Help them get what they need in socially appropriate ways Learning to empathise We should start teaching children about empathy as early as possible. We can use story books that address emotions, […]
Does bullying begin at preschool?
This post is by Amanda Gray of Learn to be Buddies. Does bullying begin at preschool? There is some debate about whether it is accurate to call rough behaviour or teasing in preschool, “bullying”. However, young children do behave in ways that hurt each other, physically and emotionally. Rigby (2002), who is a respected researcher […]
