How to tell a parent their kid is a bully
There’s nothing worse than seeing your child in tears after being bullied. But a close second may be having to confront the bully?s parents.
It?s a potential land mine even with two incredibly calm, level-headed people, and parental instincts on both sides can turn things explosive fast. Plus, no matter how empathetic you are, part of you may want to unleash hell on the parent for her child?s behavior. And then the other part may feel like a scared kid who?s worried that the other parent will do the same when you suggest that her child is anything but an angel.
That?s the situation Nikoleta Morales found herself in last year. Her daughter was the new kid in grade one when another girl started targeting her?making fun of her, pushing and kicking her, and ganging up on her with other classmates. Morales decided to talk to the kid’s parents?but broaching the topic was nerve-wracking. ?I was nervous because no one wants to bring such an issue to another parent, especially when you like the parent,? she says. ?I approached the mom when we were about to pick up the kids and told her that her daughter bullies my child, and she was responsive. But [afterward], the father would give me dirty looks and avoid me.? The bullying also escalated, and Morales decided to send her daughter to a different school this year. Unfortunately, you never know how this will turn out until you?re in the middle of it, but there are some things you can do to increase the odds that the child...
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