Is Your Child Being Bullied At School?

Education.com is an information packed site and covers so many issues. Here is their "Reference Desk": Is My Child On Track?, Kindergarten Readiness, Learning to Read, Types of Schools, Learning Personalities, Standards and Testing, Gifted Children, Parent School Connection, Your Parenting Style, Keeping Your Kids Healthy,Extracurricular Activities, Life Skills, Thinking About College, and Special Needs Learning Disabilities

You can also browse by age and by grade and they offer the following "Academic Services": Early Reading, Educational Games, Math Programs and Tutoring Services.

Today I am commenting on "The Teen Years" and the subject "Bullying" under "Visit Our Teen Years Information Centers."

In the article, "What Makes a Bully?" by Julie Williams, Dr. Miriam Hirschstein, Ph.D., (a research scientist with the Committee for Children), dispels the myth that children who bully have a low self-esteem and claims that they actually have average or high self-esteem and do it to get social mileage out of it.

In their article, "The Buzz on Bullying", by Rita and John Sommers-Flanagan, the two encourage parents to:

"Teach your children anti-bullying strategies. These might include methods for getting the bully on their side, assertiveness skills, humor and conflict-management skills."

"Help your children build a social safety network and encourage them to travel via the buddy system."

"Help your child's school use a clear, effective limit-setting system for bullies; bullies need to know exactly what consequences they will suffer if they engage in bullying behavior."

This is just a small sampling of the enormous amount of information this website has on the subject of bullying. If your child is having this problem you really should check it out.

http://www.education.com/

originally posted on 7-16-08