a young person in your family is being bullied at school
it is vital that you work with his or her teachers to find
you are not happy with a teacher's response, do not give
up. Speak to someone else - perhaps another teacher or the
discuss things with your child before you take action. If
you don't do this you might damage your relationship with
not tell a child being bullied to "just ignore it".
If that were possible, the child would not be asking you
not tell a bullied child to hit back. A very common and
hurtful form of bullying is name-calling. If your daughter
hits someone who is calling her names, there is a good chance
that she will be the one who ends up being punished by the
teachers. You should discuss other ways in which she could
stand up for herself.
may obtain from us some literature that will help you to understand
more about bullying and the ways in which schools cope with
- Questions and Answers
44 1111 - the ChildLine Bullying Line is for young
people who have a problem with bullying.
800 2222 - ParentLine Scotland aims to help parents
with any kind of worry or problem.
What research tells us about bullying - a section
on this website
clear summaries tell you what's been found out about various
aspects of bullying, such as the different types/locations
of bullying, or if some children are more likely to bully/be
bullied than others. You can also find out what schools can
do to prevent bullying, for example how they can raise awareness.
This resource provides students and all interested adults
with an easy and direct route to some important research findings.
Pupils working on a class project wrote 'this section has
really made us think about what it's like to be in the victim's
March 2006, The Anti-Bullying Network, Simpson House, 52 Queen
Street, Edinburgh EH2 3NS.
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