Tips for Parents & Educators on Bullying

Whether you’re a parent or an educator, it’s likely you’ve witnessed bullying in your life. This is often looked at as a normal part of growing up but bullying can have devastating effects on those who are being bullied.

Useful Questions to Ask Bullies:
  • What did you do?
  • Why was that a bad thing to do?
  • Who did you hurt?
  • What were you trying to accomplish?
  • How can you do that in the future without hurting anyone?
Bullies often need to learn to:
  • Acknowledge their own actions
  • Acknowledge the results of their behavior on themselves
  • Acknowledge the results of their behavior on others
  • Accept the consequences of their actions
  • Change their actions to stay out of trouble
  • Develop empathy for people they have hurt
  • Find other ways to get their needs met
  • Learn to trust others and delay gratification
  • Form relationships with helpful adults