How Do You Help Children Feel Secure With Peers After Being Bullied?
It isn’t easy for any child to feel secure after being bullied. Sometimes, if children don’t stand up for themselves, they’ll end up becoming the target of the same bullies who bullied them last. Children need to decide what their best interests are, so that they can better defend themselves against bullies. In order to feel safe around a bully, children need to know how to handle situations in which they are being bullied. By discovering that there are alternative ways to handle bullies other than giving them what they want, children will feel more secure. Teach your child how to say “no” when he is being bullied into doing something that he doesn’t necessarily want to do. By learning how to say “no” clearly, while also in a firm manner, your child will learn how to be assertive. Teach him how to ask politely for things that he wants, so he doesn’t become a bully himself. If your child learns how to balance what he wants with the desires of other children, he’ll be able to better hand
