• Report repeated severe bullying. Learn about the school's policy on bullying, document instances of bullying, and keep records.
• Encourage your child to be an upstander (not a passive bystander).
• Communicate with your child's school

• When your child tells you how they defused a harasser, let them know that you're proud of them.
• If you witness another child standing up to a bully in the park, point it out to your child so they can copy that approach.
• Above all, emphasize the idea that if y...

The better your child feels about themselves, the less likely the bullying will affect their self-esteem.

• Encourage hobbies, extracurricular activities, and social situations that bring out the best in your child.
• Tell your child the unique qualit...

• If your child is being bullied, remind them that it's not their fault, they are not alone, and you are there to help.
• It's important for kids to be able to identify their feelings and know that you want to hear about them so they can communicate what...

It can be physical (pushing, punching, or hitting), verbal (name-calling or threats), or psychological and emotional (spreading rumors or excluding someone from a conversation or activity).

And with the pervasive use of social media, inappropriate behavior ...

If your child is being bullied, it's important that you help them understand that it is never their fault. Bullying is always more about the person who is engaging in the behavior and not the person being targeted.

It's not up to a child to prevent their own bullying, but i...

• Remember your self-worth. When someone says something bad about you, say something positive to yourself.
• Project confidence. Tell the bully how you feel, why you feel the way you do, and what you want the bully to do. Learn to do this with a calm and...

Practice phrases your child can use to tell someone to stop bullying behavior.

• These should be simple and direct but not antagonistic: "Leave me alone." "Back off." "That wasn't nice."
• Your child could also try, "Yeah, whatever," and then walk...

• Typical bullying symptoms include physical complaints such as tummy aches, as well as worries and fears, and a child not wanting to go to school. 
• Anormal defense is to avoid or withdraw from things that are making them stressed.
• Of course, these symptoms are not exclusive to...

By age 3, your child is ready to learn tricks that may help them feel more empowered in difficult situations, including when being faced with bullying behavior.

Tell your child to practice looking at the color of their friends' eyes and to do the same thing when they ar...