Green Child Magazine Back-to-School 2014 | Page 60

10 Tips to Help Your Child
Guard Against Bullying

front of the line, and sitting at a lunch table near
the cafeteria chaperones are all good strategies
for bully avoidance.

Teach your child that there is
no shame in being frightened
by a bully, in walking away, or
in telling an adult and asking
for help.
Bullying situations can escalate, and saving face
is less important than saving their life.

Teach kids to intervene to
prevent bullying when they
see it.
Bullying expert Michele Borba says that when
bystanders -- kids who are nearby -- intervene
correctly, studies find they can cut bullying
more than half the time and within 1 6V6