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Bullying and other violent or antisocial behaviors
Research shows that bullying can be a sign of other serious antisocial or violent behavior. Children and youth who frequently bully their peers are more likely than others to
• Get into frequent fights,
• Be injured in a fight,
• Vandalize property,
• Steal property,
• Drink alcohol,
• Smoke,
• Be truant from school,
• Drop out of school, and
• Carry a weapon.
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Research also shows that
• Children who bully are more likely to report that they own guns for risky reasons, such as to gain respect or frighten others.
• Boys who were identified as bullies in middle school were four times as likely as their non bullying peers to have more than one criminal conviction by age 24.
What do I do if my child is bullying others?
• Make it clear to your child that you take bullying seriously and that you will not tolerate this behavior.
• Develop clear and consistent rules within your family for your children’ s behavior. Praise and reinforce your children for following rules and use non-physical, non hostile consequences for rule violations.
• Spend more time with your child and carefully supervise and monitor his or her activities. Find out who your child’ s friends are and how and where they spend free time.
• Build on your child’ s talents by encouraging him or her to get involved in prosocial activities( such as clubs, music lessons, nonviolent sports).
• Share your concerns with your child’ s teacher, counselor, or principal. Work together to send clear messages to your child that his or her bullying must stop.
• If you or your child needs additional help, talk with a school counselor or mental health professional.
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