WHAT TO DO ABOUT BULLYING: Tips For Parents

1. Encourage your child to report bullying incidents to you.
2. Ask your child how he/she has tried to stop the bullying.
3. Coach your child in possible alternatives.
4. Treat the school as your ally.
5. Encourage your child to seek help and to report bullying incidents to someone he/she feels safe with at the school.
6. Use school personnel and other parents as resources in finding positive ways to encourage respectful behaviors at school.
7. Encourage your child to continue to talk with you about all bullying incidents.

*For more information, visit www.cfchildren.org or www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov