Help! I think my child is being bullied

Every parent wants what is best for their child. We want them to feel loved, nurtured and safe. We want them to be happy, laugh often, be self-confident, self-assured and enjoy every moment of their precious life.

So what do you do when your child displays the complete opposite behavior? How do you cope when your child is bullied, in tears and tells you that they don’t want to go to preschool because:

They ‘don’t have any friends’(as a result of being bullied)

‘The other children are mean’(bullies)

‘They feel sick in the tummy’ (with fear and nerves of being bullied, facing bullies, bullying schools)

‘The other kids bully them by saying they are ugly/dumb/weird’

‘The other kids hurt them’(physical bullying)

‘No one likes them’(as a result of bullying)

‘Preschool makes them cry’? (bullying schools)

Sometimes the responsibility of being a parent can be overwhelming. Knowing what to say and making the right decisions all of the time is a challenge that all parents face.

Fortunately there are many great bullying schools resources available to help when things dont go to plan. Here are a couple of our tips to help you reassure your child if you suspect that they are being bullied, have been bullied in the past or have issues with bullying schools.

• Reassure your bullied child that you are there for them, that you are their support and will help them deal with the bullying problem so they can feel safe and happy again.


• Reassure your child that the bullying is not their fault and that the bullying behavior is not ok.


• Reassure your child that you are committed to helping them deal with the bullying behaviour and that it is important to you.


• Reassure your child that they are not alone and that their feelings of pain/sadness/ sickness/fear as a result of being bullied are normal.

For more great tips on bullying schools and how to help a child who is being bullied, refer to our website www.kidslessons4life.com