How to punish your child for bullying?

Regardless of the reason behind your child’s actions, you have to discipline your child for her poor choices. After all, the bullying behaviors will not end unless your child takes responsibility for her actions, admits her mistakes and learns how to change her behavior. read more

Start with your child's teacher and then meet with the principal, counselor, school resource officer, or district staff to come up with a plan to help your child stop bullying. Ask if counseling or other community resources are available to help your child. read more

In fact, Coulson believes we should ditch the idea of punishing children for bullying altogether, though he is keen to highlight the difference between 'punishment' and 'discipline'. (But more on that later.) "If we come across a child that is bullying, if we discover it's our child, the number one thing we need to do is not punish them," he said. read more