How Parents Can Help

Attend a new Kidscape course - Teaching parents and carers skills to protect children from bullying - please email Brenda for details or call 020 7730 3300
If you are worried that your child is being bullied, ask him/her directly
Be aware of the signs and symptoms of bullying
Take bullying seriously and find out the facts when told about an incident of bullying
Don't agree to keep the bullying a secret
Talk with teacher or headteacher, if it is school bullying
Give teachers the suggestions in this booklet and point out the resources listed at the back of this booklet
Institute Kidscape programmes in schools to combat bullying
Help children practise strategies such as shouting no, walking with confidence and running away
Give your child a chance to vent his/her feelings about being bullied
Get other parents together and discuss ways to stop the bullying
Talk to the parent governors at your school and suggest a school policy on bullying. If you meet with any difficulties, we'd like to know - email experience@kidscape.org.uk
Arrange to meet your child, if the bullying is happening on the way to or from school
Ask that the bullies be kept at school until everyone has had a chance to get home
If you feel it would help your children's confidence, ask them if they would like to take self-defence classes
Check that your child is not inviting the bullying by some obnoxious habit, such as spitting, picking his nose, etc
Keep a written diary of all incidents
Invite children over to help your child make friends

You can get more details about how you can help by visiting our downloads page and looking at the leaflets and booklets that are in our Bully Pack and Child Safety Pack.

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