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June
Advice for Parents of Both Victims and Bullies
Parents really need to get more involved in their
children's lives. That way they will be more
sensitive to problems occurring. Promote honesty.
Ask questions. Listen with an open mind and focus
on understanding. Allow children to express how
they feel, and treat a child's feelings with
respect. Set a good example by showing them a
healthy temperament. Settle conflicts by talking
things out peacefully. Congratulate or reward them
when you see them using these positive skills to
settle a difference. Teach them to identify "the
problem", and focus on the problem, "not" attacking
"the person." Tell them conflicts are a way of
life, but violence doesn't have to be. And finally,
teaching them to take responsibility for their own
actions will make for a healthier child, a
healthier self-esteem, and there will be no need
for any "bullies" or "victims" in the world.
©2012 Kathy Noll
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In violence, we forget who we are. - Mary
McCarthy
Kathy
Noll is the co-author of Taking
the Bully by the Horns.
She has had her short stories/articles published in
magazines along with interviews, helped NBC news
monitor a classroom in Philadelphia for bullying
behavior, and also helped many people with their
own bully problems through her book, educational
and family related Internet chats, message board
hosting, and e-mail. She has also spoken on radio
and television shows discussing the topics of
school violence and self-esteem. Most recently she
appeared with co-author Dr. Carter on the Montel
Williams show where they talked to kids about
bullies, and promoted their book, "Taking the Bully
by the Horns." She also works as a consultant for
various TV News & Talk Shows. Her second book,
Encounters with Every-Day Angels, is a
workbook on bullying and character development that
can be used in the classroom. www.kathynoll.com
or Email.
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