Colman Noctor: Parents of children who bully are key to resolution
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- Stop bullying before it starts by educating your children. Perhaps your child has trouble reading social signs and does not know what they are doing is hurtful.
- Make your home ‘bully-free’. Children learn behaviour through what they see, so exposure to aggressive behaviour or an overly strict environment at home can make children more prone to bullying at school. We need to be mindful to model positive examples for our children in our relationships with other people and with them.
- Look out for self-esteem issues. Children with low self-esteem often bully to feel better about themselves. Even children who seem popular and well-liked can have mean tendencies. Bullying behaviour should be addressed by parents and be disciplined.
- Dr Colman Noctor is a child psychotherapist